diff --git a/interface/ri_data.py b/interface/ri_data.py
index ac7e88c..4242898 100644
--- a/interface/ri_data.py
+++ b/interface/ri_data.py
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ p_node - xml node (parent node)'''
 
 class Network:
     ''' network '''
-    hostname      =''
+    hostname      ='localhost'
     configuration =''
     domain        = ''
     ip            = ''