diff --git a/build_lxc_multi.sh b/build_lxc_multi.sh
index 49407d4..b26cabf 100755
--- a/build_lxc_multi.sh
+++ b/build_lxc_multi.sh
@@ -7,19 +7,19 @@
 NAMESERVER=${NAMESERVER:-192.168.2.1}
 GATEWAY=${GATEWAY:-192.168.1.1}
 
-# Helper to launch containers
-function run_lxc {
-    # For some reason container names with periods can cause issues :/
-    container_name=`echo $1 | sed 's/\./_/g'`
-    CONTAINER=$container_name CONTAINER_IP=$1 CONTAINER_GATEWAY=$GATEWAY NAMESERVER=$NAMESERVER STACKSH_PARAMS="$2" ./build_lxc.sh
-}
-
 # Variables common amongst all hosts in the cluster
 COMMON_VARS="MYSQL_HOST=$HEAD_HOST RABBIT_HOST=$HEAD_HOST GLANCE_HOSTPORT=$HEAD_HOST:9292 NET_MAN=FlatDHCPManager FLAT_INTERFACE=eth0"
 
-# Launch the head node
-run_lxc $HEAD_HOST "$COMMON_VARS ENABLED_SERVICES=g-api,g-reg,key,n-api,n-sch,n-vnc,dash,mysql,rabbit"
+# Helper to launch containers
+function run_lxc {
+    # For some reason container names with periods can cause issues :/
+    CONTAINER=$1 CONTAINER_IP=$2 CONTAINER_GATEWAY=$GATEWAY NAMESERVER=$NAMESERVER STACKSH_PARAMS="$COMMON_VARS $3" ./build_lxc.sh
+}
+
+# Launch the head node - headnode uses a non-ip domain name,
+# because rabbit won't launch with an ip addr hostname :(
+run_lxc STACKMASTER $HEAD_HOST "ENABLED_SERVICES=g-api,g-reg,key,n-api,n-sch,n-vnc,dash,mysql,rabbit"
 for compute_host in ${COMPUTE_HOSTS//,/ }; do
     # Launch the compute hosts
-    run_lxc $compute_host "$COMMON_VARS ENABLED_SERVICES=n-cpu,n-net,n-api"
+    run_lxc $compute_host $compute_host "ENABLED_SERVICES=n-cpu,n-net,n-api"
 done