diff --git a/runsc/test/testutil/testutil.go b/runsc/test/testutil/testutil.go
index b8f981053..a84530287 100644
--- a/runsc/test/testutil/testutil.go
+++ b/runsc/test/testutil/testutil.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func NewSpecWithArgs(args ...string) *specs.Spec {
 				Source:      TmpDir(),
 			},
 		},
-		Hostname: "runsc-test-" + strings.Join(args, "_"),
+		Hostname: "runsc-test-hostname",
 	}
 }