diff --git a/cfddns.sh b/cfddns.sh
index 64dfaf9..6ed7f07 100644
--- a/cfddns.sh
+++ b/cfddns.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ getTimeStamp() {
   (date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
 }
 
+getHostname() {
+  (hostname -s)
+}
 
 ### functions
 badParam() {