diff --git a/drivers/exoscale/exoscale.go b/drivers/exoscale/exoscale.go
index f9540066f7..f51e296e0d 100644
--- a/drivers/exoscale/exoscale.go
+++ b/drivers/exoscale/exoscale.go
@@ -459,6 +459,6 @@ func (d *Driver) getCloudInit() (string, error) {
 	}
 
 	return `#cloud-config
-manage_etc_hosts: true
+manage_etc_hosts: localhost
 `, nil
 }