diff --git a/pwnagotchi/defaults.yml b/pwnagotchi/defaults.yml
index 32db5adc..33b12672 100644
--- a/pwnagotchi/defaults.yml
+++ b/pwnagotchi/defaults.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # main algorithm configuration
 main:
     # if set this will set the hostname of the unit
-    name: 'pwnagotchi'
+    name: ''
     # currently implemented: en (default), de, el, fr, it, mk, nl, ru, se, pt-BR, es, pt
     lang: en
     # custom plugins path, if null only default plugins with be loaded