diff --git a/receivers/electron/src/DiscoveryService.ts b/receivers/electron/src/DiscoveryService.ts
index 4bd0eb3..cec9906 100644
--- a/receivers/electron/src/DiscoveryService.ts
+++ b/receivers/electron/src/DiscoveryService.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ export class DiscoveryService {
             case "darwin":
                 return cp.execSync("scutil --get ComputerName").toString().trim();
             case "linux":
-                const prettyname = cp.execSync("hostnamectl --pretty").toString().trim();
-                return prettyname === "" ? os.hostname() : prettyname;
+                return os.hostname();
             default:
                 return os.hostname();
         }