diff --git a/.templates/telegraf/service.yml b/.templates/telegraf/service.yml
index 1b5b97e95..e0f8211ed 100644
--- a/.templates/telegraf/service.yml
+++ b/.templates/telegraf/service.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 telegraf:
   container_name: telegraf
   build: ./.templates/telegraf/.
+  hostname: iotstack # optional
   restart: unless-stopped
   environment:
     - TZ=Etc/UTC