diff --git a/tasks/hostname.yml b/tasks/hostname.yml
index 8bf8f31..6f478c3 100644
--- a/tasks/hostname.yml
+++ b/tasks/hostname.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 - name: set hostname
   hostname:
     name: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
+  ignore_errors: yes
 
 - name: /etc/hostname
   copy: