diff --git a/scripts/install_services.sh b/scripts/install_services.sh
index 7e8b3e2..da9e797 100755
--- a/scripts/install_services.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_services.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ set_hostname() {
     echo "Setting hostname to 'birdnetpi'"
     hostnamectl set-hostname birdnetpi
     sed -i 's/raspberrypi/birdnetpi/g' /etc/hosts
+    sed -i 's/localhost$/localhost birdnetpi.local/g' /etc/hosts
   fi
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/update_services.sh b/scripts/update_services.sh
index caf8e32..1d33862 100755
--- a/scripts/update_services.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_services.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ set_hostname() {
     echo "Setting hostname to 'birdnetpi'"
     hostnamectl set-hostname birdnetpi
     sed -i 's/raspberrypi/birdnetpi/g' /etc/hosts
+    sed -i 's/localhost$/localhost birdnetpi.local/g' /etc/hosts
   fi
 }