https-dolunay
diff --git a/‎cloudinit/sources/__init__.py‎
Lines changed: 1 addition & 1 deletion b/‎cloudinit/sources/__init__.py‎
Lines changed: 1 addition & 1 deletion
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ def get_hostname(self, fqdn=False, resolve_ip=False, metadata_only=False):
         defhost = "localhost"
         domain = defdomain
 
-        if not self.metadata or 'local-hostname' not in self.metadata:
+        if not self.metadata or not self.metadata.get('local-hostname'):
             if metadata_only:
                 return None
             # this is somewhat questionable really.