diff --git a/vm/firstboot.sh b/vm/firstboot.sh
index 716410c65..143aec281 100755
--- a/vm/firstboot.sh
+++ b/vm/firstboot.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ cat > /usr/local/bin/genissue <<EOF
 HOST=\$(rgrep .local /var/log/syslog | grep "Host name is" | tail -n 1 | awk '{print \$12}' | sed 's/\.$//')
 echo Welcome to pan.do/ra. Connect via one of these URLs:
 echo 
-echo "  http://\$HOST/"
+if [ -n "$HOST" ]; then
+    echo "  http://\$HOST/"
+fi
 for ip in \$(ifconfig  | grep 'inet addr:'| grep -v '127.0.0.1' | cut -d: -f2 | awk '{ print \$1 }'); do
     echo "  http://\$ip/"
 done