diff --git a/datasource/metadata/ec2/metadata.go b/datasource/metadata/ec2/metadata.go
index 039c994..85e973e 100644
--- a/datasource/metadata/ec2/metadata.go
+++ b/datasource/metadata/ec2/metadata.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (ms metadataService) FetchMetadata() ([]byte, error) {
 	}
 
 	if hostname, err := ms.fetchAttribute(fmt.Sprintf("%s/hostname", ms.MetadataUrl())); err == nil {
-		attrs["hostname"] = hostname
+		attrs["hostname"] = strings.Split(hostname, " ")[0]
 	} else if _, ok := err.(pkg.ErrNotFound); !ok {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/datasource/metadata/ec2/metadata_test.go b/datasource/metadata/ec2/metadata_test.go
index a2a30c3..5f4a538 100644
--- a/datasource/metadata/ec2/metadata_test.go
+++ b/datasource/metadata/ec2/metadata_test.go
@@ -173,6 +173,20 @@ func TestFetchMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expect: []byte(`{"hostname":"host","local-ipv4":"1.2.3.4","network_config":{"content_path":"path"},"public-ipv4":"5.6.7.8","public_keys":{"test1":"key"}}`),
 		},
+		{
+			root:         "/",
+			metadataPath: "2009-04-04/meta-data",
+			resources: map[string]string{
+				"/2009-04-04/meta-data/hostname":                    "host domain another_domain",
+				"/2009-04-04/meta-data/local-ipv4":                  "1.2.3.4",
+				"/2009-04-04/meta-data/public-ipv4":                 "5.6.7.8",
+				"/2009-04-04/meta-data/public-keys":                 "0=test1\n",
+				"/2009-04-04/meta-data/public-keys/0":               "openssh-key",
+				"/2009-04-04/meta-data/public-keys/0/openssh-key":   "key",
+				"/2009-04-04/meta-data/network_config/content_path": "path",
+			},
+			expect: []byte(`{"hostname":"host","local-ipv4":"1.2.3.4","network_config":{"content_path":"path"},"public-ipv4":"5.6.7.8","public_keys":{"test1":"key"}}`),
+		},
 		{
 			clientErr: pkg.ErrTimeout{Err: fmt.Errorf("test error")},
 			expectErr: pkg.ErrTimeout{Err: fmt.Errorf("test error")},