diff --git a/src/state.rs b/src/state.rs
index b53a790..28c60f1 100644
--- a/src/state.rs
+++ b/src/state.rs
@@ -391,7 +391,6 @@ pub struct VMNIC {
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct VM {
     pub uuid: String,
-    hostname: String,
     admin_key: String,
     fw_ports: Vec<(u16, u16)>,
     nics: Vec<VMNIC>,
@@ -459,7 +458,6 @@ impl From<VM> for snp_proto::UpdateVmResp {
 #[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct NewVMRequest {
     uuid: String,
-    hostname: String,
     admin_key: String,
     extra_ports: Vec<u16>,
     public_ipv4: bool,
@@ -478,7 +476,6 @@ impl From<snp_proto::NewVmReq> for NewVMRequest {
     fn from(req: snp_proto::NewVmReq) -> Self {
         Self {
             uuid: req.uuid,
-            hostname: req.hostname,
             admin_key: req.admin_pubkey,
             extra_ports: req.extra_ports.iter().map(|&port| port as u16).collect(),
             public_ipv4: req.public_ipv4,
@@ -639,7 +636,6 @@ impl VM {
 
         let vm = VM {
             uuid: req.uuid,
-            hostname: req.hostname,
             admin_key: req.admin_key,
             nics: vm_nics,
             vcpus: req.vcpus,
@@ -803,8 +799,8 @@ impl VM {
             i += 1;
         }
         let admin_key = format!("detee_admin={} ", self.admin_key);
-        let hostname = format!("detee_name={}", self.hostname);
-        format!("{}{}{}", ip_string, admin_key, hostname)
+        let uuid = format!("detee_uuid={}", self.uuid);
+        format!("{}{}{}", ip_string, admin_key, uuid)
     }
 
     fn write_config(&self) -> Result<()> {