diff --git a/roles/0-init/tasks/hostname.yml b/roles/0-init/tasks/hostname.yml
index 603b280e1..00a441bd8 100644
--- a/roles/0-init/tasks/hostname.yml
+++ b/roles/0-init/tasks/hostname.yml
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@
     mode: 0644
   when: is_redhat | bool
 
-- name: Put hostnames "127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost box {{ iiab_hostname }}" in /etc/hosts
+# roles/network/tasks/hosts.yml ALSO does this:
+- name: 'Put FQDN & hostnames in /etc/hosts: "127.0.0.1 {{ iiab_hostname }}.{{ iiab_domain }} localhost.localdomain localhost {{ iiab_hostname }} box box.lan"'
   lineinfile:
     path: /etc/hosts
     regexp: '^127\.0\.0\.1'
-    line: '127.0.0.1            localhost.localdomain   localhost  box {{ iiab_hostname }}'
+    line: '127.0.0.1     {{ iiab_hostname }}.{{ iiab_domain }} localhost.localdomain localhost {{ iiab_hostname }} box box.lan'
     owner: root
     group: root
     mode: 0644
diff --git a/roles/network/tasks/hosts.yml b/roles/network/tasks/hosts.yml
index 4e0e2d026..e7796b008 100644
--- a/roles/network/tasks/hosts.yml
+++ b/roles/network/tasks/hosts.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@
     state: present
   when: iiab_lan_iface != "none" and not installing
 
-- name: Configure FQDN with 127.0.0.1 in /etc/hosts appliance mode (if iiab_lan_iface == "none" and not installing)
+# roles/0-init/tasks/hostname.yml ALSO does this:
+- name: 'Put FQDN & hostnames in /etc/hosts: "127.0.0.1 {{ iiab_hostname }}.{{ iiab_domain }} localhost.localdomain localhost {{ iiab_hostname }} box box.lan" (if iiab_lan_iface == "none" and not installing, appliance mode?)'
   lineinfile:
     path: /etc/hosts
     regexp: '^127\.0\.0\.1'
-    line: '127.0.0.1     localhost.localdomain localhost {{ iiab_hostname }}.{{ iiab_domain }} {{ iiab_hostname }} box box.lan'
+    line: '127.0.0.1     {{ iiab_hostname }}.{{ iiab_domain }} localhost.localdomain localhost {{ iiab_hostname }} box box.lan'
     owner: root
     group: root
     mode: 0644