more metadata
diff --git a/tools/build_uec.sh b/tools/build_uec.sh
index f420d6b..87b7275 100755
--- a/tools/build_uec.sh
+++ b/tools/build_uec.sh
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@
 hostname: $GUEST_NAME
 instance-id: i-87018aed
 instance-type: m1.large
+local-hostname: $GUEST_NAME.local
 EOF
 
 # (re)start a metadata service