diff --git a/zen/tools/nodename b/zen/tools/nodename
index 5fc9276..9c827da 100755
--- a/zen/tools/nodename
+++ b/zen/tools/nodename
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ fi
 # OK no DNS is answering, let's be /etc/hostname
 [[ $NODENAME == "" ]] && NODENAME=$(cat /etc/hostname)
 
+NODENAME=$(echo "$NODENAME" | awk '{print tolower($1)}' | tail -n1)
+
+[[ ! $(ping $NODENAME > /dev/null 2>&1) ]] && NODENAME=$(echo $NODENAME | awk -F '.' '{ print $1 }') && NODENAME=$(echo "$NODENAME.local")
+
 # I can tell my name is (in lowercase)
-echo "$NODENAME" | awk '{print tolower($1)}'
+echo "$NODENAME"
 
 } # Full reading before execution !