diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 3fae15b..794ed8b 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ impl Context {
         match self.cfg.sets.get(&ipevent.ipdata.src) {
             Some(set) => {
                 if self.blocklist.contains_key(&ipevent.ipdata.ip)
-                    && self.hostname == ipevent.ipdata.hostname
+                    && self.hostname == ipevent.hostname
                     && ipevent.mode == "file".to_string()
                 {
                     let mut block = self.blocklist.get_mut(&ipevent.ipdata.ip).unwrap();
@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@ mod test {
             ctx.update_blocklist(&mut IpEvent {
                 msgtype: String::from("add"),
                 mode: String::from("zmq"),
+                hostname: String::from("localhost"),
                 ipdata: IpData {
                     ip: "1.1.1.1".to_string(),
                     hostname: "test1".to_string(),
@@ -543,6 +544,7 @@ mod test {
             ctx.update_blocklist(&mut IpEvent {
                 msgtype: String::from("add"),
                 mode: String::from("zmq"),
+                hostname: String::from("localhost"),
                 ipdata: IpData {
                     ip: "1.1.1.2".to_string(),
                     hostname: "test2".to_string(),
@@ -556,6 +558,7 @@ mod test {
         ctx.update_blocklist(&mut IpEvent {
             msgtype: String::from("add"),
             mode: String::from("zmq"),
+            hostname: String::from("localhost"),
             ipdata: IpData {
                 ip: "1.1.1.3".to_string(),
                 hostname: "testgood".to_string(),
@@ -568,6 +571,7 @@ mod test {
         ctx.update_blocklist(&mut IpEvent {
             msgtype: String::from("add"),
             mode: String::from("zmq"),
+            hostname: String::from("localhost"),
             ipdata: IpData {
                 ip: "1.1.1.4".to_string(),
                 hostname: "testgood".to_string(),
@@ -580,6 +584,7 @@ mod test {
         ctx.update_blocklist(&mut IpEvent {
             msgtype: String::from("add"),
             mode: String::from("zmq"),
+            hostname: String::from("localhost"),
             ipdata: IpData {
                 ip: "1.1.1.4".to_string(),
                 hostname: "testgood".to_string(),
diff --git a/src/ip.rs b/src/ip.rs
index caeb47f..6d8b59c 100644
--- a/src/ip.rs
+++ b/src/ip.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ lazy_static! {
 pub struct IpEvent {
     pub msgtype: String,
     pub mode: String,
+    pub hostname: String,
     pub ipdata: IpData,
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ipblc.rs b/src/ipblc.rs
index 112d16c..1d98576 100644
--- a/src/ipblc.rs
+++ b/src/ipblc.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::api::apiserver;
 use crate::config::{Context, GIT_VERSION};
 use crate::fw::{fwblock, fwinit};
 use crate::ip::{filter, IpData, IpEvent};
-use crate::utils::{read_lines, sleep_ms};
+use crate::utils::{gethostname, read_lines, sleep_ms};
 use crate::ws::send_to_ipbl_ws;
 use crate::zmqcom::{send_to_ipbl_zmq, zmqinit};
 
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const ZMQ_CHAN_SIZE: usize = 64;
 const API_CHAN_SIZE: usize = 64;
 
 pub async fn run() {
+    let fqdn = gethostname(true);
     let globalctx = Context::new().await;
     let ctxarc = Arc::new(RwLock::new(globalctx));
     let mut ret: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ pub async fn run() {
     let ipevent_bootstrap = IpEvent {
         msgtype: String::from("bootstrap"),
         mode: String::from("zmq"),
+        hostname: fqdn.clone(),
         ipdata: IpData {
             ip: "".to_string(),
             src: "".to_string(),
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ pub async fn run() {
                         let ipe = IpEvent{
                             msgtype: String::from("init"),
                             mode: String::from("zmq"),
+                            hostname: fqdn.clone(),
                             ipdata: ip_to_send,
                         };
                         send_to_ipbl_zmq(&zmqreqsocket, &ipe, &mut ret).await;
@@ -102,7 +105,8 @@ pub async fn run() {
                         println!("sending {} to ws and zmq", ip.ip);
                         let event = IpEvent{
                             msgtype: String::from("add"),
-                            mode:String::from("zmq"),
+                            mode: String::from("zmq"),
+                            hostname: fqdn.clone(),
                             ipdata: ip,
                         };
                         send_to_ipbl_ws(&ctx, &event, &mut ret).await;
@@ -251,6 +255,7 @@ async fn compare_files_changes(
                 for ip in iplist {
                     let ipevent = IpEvent {
                         msgtype: String::from("add"),
+                        hostname: gethostname(true),
                         mode: String::from("file"),
                         ipdata: ip,
                     };