diff --git a/cmd/utils.go b/cmd/utils.go
index af41cc9..c54a77d 100644
--- a/cmd/utils.go
+++ b/cmd/utils.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ func NewJailConfig() JailConfig {
 	hostid, err := ioutil.ReadFile("/etc/hostid")
 	if err != nil {
 		hostid = []byte("12345678-abcd-ef98-7654-321012345678")
+	} else {
+		hostid = []byte(strings.Replace(string(hostid), "\n", "", -1))
 	}
 	
 	jc.Allow_chflags          = 0