diff --git a/tests/ceo_common/krb5/test_krb5.py b/tests/ceo_common/krb5/test_krb5.py
index 0f876a3..0e3d19d 100644
--- a/tests/ceo_common/krb5/test_krb5.py
+++ b/tests/ceo_common/krb5/test_krb5.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import socket
 import subprocess
 from subprocess import DEVNULL
 import tempfile
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ from ceo_common.krb5.utils import get_fwd_tgt, store_fwd_tgt_creds
 def test_fwd_tgt(cfg):
     realm = cfg.get('ldap_sasl_realm')
     ldap_server = cfg.get('ldap_server_url')
+    hostname = socket.gethostname()
     old_krb5ccname = os.environ['KRB5CCNAME']
     f1 = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
     d2 = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ def test_fwd_tgt(cfg):
             ['kinit', '-c', 'DIR:' + d2.name, 'ctdalek'],
             text=True, input='krb5', check=True, stdout=DEVNULL)
         os.environ['KRB5CCNAME'] = 'FILE:' + f1.name
-        b = get_fwd_tgt('phosphoric-acid')
+        b = get_fwd_tgt(hostname)
         os.environ['KRB5CCNAME'] = 'DIR:' + d2.name
         # make sure that we can import the creds from regular1 into the
         # cache collection