diff --git a/backupninja/files/gss_kinit b/backupninja/files/gss_kinit
index 2a492f3..8d87183 100644
--- a/backupninja/files/gss_kinit
+++ b/backupninja/files/gss_kinit
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-kinit -kt {{ client.target.auth.gss.get("keytab", "/etc/krb5.keytab") }} {{ client.target.auth.gss.get("principal", "$(hostname -f)") }}
+kinit -kt {{ client.target.auth.gss.get("keytab", "/etc/krb5.keytab") }} {{ client.target.auth.gss.get("principal", "host/$(hostname -f)") }}