diff --git a/hbd b/hbd
index 9c7c6b8..60aaf5c 100755
--- a/hbd
+++ b/hbd
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ def log(host, m, service=None):
 	msg = "%s: %s%s%s\n" % (ts, hst, srv, m)
 	msgs.append(msg)
 	if logfmt == "msg":
-		m2 = "%d|%s|%s\n" % (now, service, m)
+		m2 = "%d|%s|%s\n" % (now, hst, m)
 	else:
 		m2 = msg
 	logf.write(m2)