diff --git a/roles/hostname/tasks/main.yml b/roles/hostname/tasks/main.yml
index c7532fe..01db5d6 100644
--- a/roles/hostname/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/hostname/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 ---
 
 - name: Set local hostname
-  copy:
-    content: "{{ hostname }}\n"
-    dest: /etc/hostname
-  notify:
-    - restart systemd-hostnamed
+  hostname:
+    name: "{{ hostname }}"
 
 - name: Set hostname and fqdn as alias for ipv4
   lineinfile: