diff --git a/leapp/utils/workarounds/fqdn.py b/leapp/utils/workarounds/fqdn.py
index 525f7ffe4..1788e1ecc 100644
--- a/leapp/utils/workarounds/fqdn.py
+++ b/leapp/utils/workarounds/fqdn.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ def decorate_getfqdn(fn):
     def wrap(*args, **kwargs):
         result = fn(*args, **kwargs)
         # check whether FQDN conforms to standard, see HOSTNAME(7)
-        pattern = r"^(([a-z0-9]|[a-z0-9\-]*[a-z0-9])\.)*([a-z0-9]|[a-z0-9][a-z0-9\-]*[a-z0-9])$"
+        pattern = r"^(([a-z0-9]|[a-z0-9][a-z0-9\-]*[a-z0-9])\.)*([a-z0-9]|[a-z0-9][a-z0-9\-]*[a-z0-9])$"
         if re.match(pattern, result, re.IGNORECASE):
             return result
         return 'invalid.hostname'