diff --git a/lib/bmc_network_utils.robot b/lib/bmc_network_utils.robot
index 43a8d9d..c37763c 100644
--- a/lib/bmc_network_utils.robot
+++ b/lib/bmc_network_utils.robot
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
     #      Architecture: arm
 
     ${output}  ${stderr}  ${rc}=  BMC Execute Command
-    ...  hostnamectl | grep hostname
+    ...  hostnamectl | grep hostname | cut -f 2 -d : | sed -re 's/ //g'
 
     [Return]  ${output}
 
diff --git a/network/test_bmc_network.robot b/network/test_bmc_network.robot
index f877c73..6c738e2 100644
--- a/network/test_bmc_network.robot
+++ b/network/test_bmc_network.robot
@@ -557,8 +557,7 @@
     #           configured on system.
 
     ${sys_hostname}=  Get BMC Hostname
-
-    Should Contain  ${sys_hostname}  ${hostname}
+    Should Be Equal  ${sys_hostname}  ${hostname}
     ...  ignore_case=True  msg=Hostname does not exist.
 
 Test Teardown Execution