diff --git a/jobhelper.sh b/jobhelper.sh
index 2d9188ec470c597929b9e64f7a39defe106f3881..d413db4805b6960279b378b270847d0f22779bc3 100755
--- a/jobhelper.sh
+++ b/jobhelper.sh
@@ -409,10 +409,13 @@ function _getFqdn(){
       exit 1
     fi
   fi
-  if ! echo "$FQDN" | grep "\..*" >/dev/null; then
-    echo "ERROR: fqdn $FQDN does not contain a domain name. Aborting."
-    exit 1
-  fi
+
+  # TODO force fqdn?
+  # if ! echo "$FQDN" | grep "\..*" >/dev/null; then
+  #   echo "ERROR: hostname [$FQDN] is not a fqdn and does not contain a domain name. Aborting."
+  #   exit 1
+  # fi
+
   # echo "INFO: FQDN is [$FQDN]"
 }