diff --git a/system/hostname.py b/system/hostname.py
index 5ed9e0a7c2c..5e98d5bdb22 100644
--- a/system/hostname.py
+++ b/system/hostname.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 
 # import module snippets
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
+from ansible.module_utils.facts import *
 
 
 class UnimplementedStrategy(object):
@@ -94,9 +95,12 @@ class Hostname(object):
         return load_platform_subclass(Hostname, args, kwargs)
 
     def __init__(self, module):
-        self.module   = module
-        self.name     = module.params['name']
-        self.strategy = self.strategy_class(module)
+        self.module       = module
+        self.name         = module.params['name']
+        if self.platform == 'Linux' and Facts(module).is_systemd_managed():
+            self.strategy = SystemdStrategy(module)
+        else:
+            self.strategy = self.strategy_class(module)
 
     def get_current_hostname(self):
         return self.strategy.get_current_hostname()
@@ -512,9 +516,7 @@ class SLESHostname(Hostname):
     platform = 'Linux'
     distribution = 'Suse linux enterprise server '
     distribution_version = get_distribution_version()
-    if distribution_version and LooseVersion(distribution_version) >= LooseVersion("12"):
-        strategy_class = SystemdStrategy
-    elif distribution_version and LooseVersion("10") <= LooseVersion(distribution_version) <= LooseVersion("12"):
+    if distribution_version and LooseVersion("10") <= LooseVersion(distribution_version) <= LooseVersion("12"):
         strategy_class = SLESStrategy
     else:
         strategy_class = UnimplementedStrategy
@@ -537,65 +539,37 @@ class RedHat5Hostname(Hostname):
 class RedHatServerHostname(Hostname):
     platform = 'Linux'
     distribution = 'Red hat enterprise linux server'
-    distribution_version = get_distribution_version()
-    if distribution_version and LooseVersion(distribution_version) >= LooseVersion("7"):
-        strategy_class = SystemdStrategy
-    else:
-        strategy_class = RedHatStrategy
+    strategy_class = RedHatStrategy
 
 class RedHatWorkstationHostname(Hostname):
     platform = 'Linux'
     distribution = 'Red hat enterprise linux workstation'
-    distribution_version = get_distribution_version()
-    if distribution_version and LooseVersion(distribution_version) >= LooseVersion("7"):
-        strategy_class = SystemdStrategy
-    else:
-        strategy_class = RedHatStrategy
+    strategy_class = RedHatStrategy
 
 class CentOSHostname(Hostname):
     platform = 'Linux'
     distribution = 'Centos'
-    distribution_version = get_distribution_version()
-    if distribution_version and LooseVersion(distribution_version) >= LooseVersion("7"):
-        strategy_class = SystemdStrategy
-    else:
-        strategy_class = RedHatStrategy
+    strategy_class = RedHatStrategy
 
 class CentOSLinuxHostname(Hostname):
     platform = 'Linux'
     distribution = 'Centos linux'
-    distribution_version = get_distribution_version()
-    if distribution_version and LooseVersion(distribution_version) >= LooseVersion("7"):
-        strategy_class = SystemdStrategy
-    else:
-        strategy_class = RedHatStrategy
+    strategy_class = RedHatStrategy
 
 class ScientificHostname(Hostname):
     platform = 'Linux'
     distribution = 'Scientific'
-    distribution_version = get_distribution_version()
-    if distribution_version and LooseVersion(distribution_version) >= LooseVersion("7"):
-        strategy_class = SystemdStrategy
-    else:
-        strategy_class = RedHatStrategy
+    strategy_class = RedHatStrategy
 
 class ScientificLinuxHostname(Hostname):
     platform = 'Linux'
     distribution = 'Scientific linux'
-    distribution_version = get_distribution_version()
-    if distribution_version and LooseVersion(distribution_version) >= LooseVersion("7"):
-        strategy_class = SystemdStrategy
-    else:
-        strategy_class = RedHatStrategy
+    strategy_class = RedHatStrategy
 
 class OracleLinuxHostname(Hostname):
     platform = 'Linux'
     distribution = 'Oracle linux server'
-    distribution_version = get_distribution_version()
-    if distribution_version and LooseVersion(distribution_version) >= LooseVersion("7"):
-        strategy_class = SystemdStrategy
-    else:
-        strategy_class = RedHatStrategy
+    strategy_class = RedHatStrategy
 
 class AmazonLinuxHostname(Hostname):
     platform = 'Linux'
@@ -658,7 +632,7 @@ class FreeBSDHostname(Hostname):
 def main():
     module = AnsibleModule(
         argument_spec = dict(
-            name=dict(required=True, type='str')
+            name=dict(required=True)
         )
     )
 
@@ -682,4 +656,5 @@ def main():
                                         ansible_fqdn=socket.getfqdn(),
                                         ansible_domain='.'.join(socket.getfqdn().split('.')[1:])))
 
-main()
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()