diff --git a/feeds/ucentral/ucentral-schema/files/etc/uci-defaults/99-ucentral-hostname b/feeds/ucentral/ucentral-schema/files/etc/uci-defaults/99-ucentral-hostname
index bc96c5a0c..269ce3620 100755
--- a/feeds/ucentral/ucentral-schema/files/etc/uci-defaults/99-ucentral-hostname
+++ b/feeds/ucentral/ucentral-schema/files/etc/uci-defaults/99-ucentral-hostname
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin.sh
 
-hname=$(cat /sys/class/net/eth0/address | tr -d : | awk '{print tolower($0)}')
+hname=$(cat /etc/board.json  | jsonfilter -e '@.system.label_macaddr')
+[ -z "$hname" ] && hname=$(cat /sys/class/net/eth0/address)
+hname=$(echo $hname | tr -d : | awk '{print tolower($0)}')
 uci set system.@system[-1].hostname=$hname
 uci set ucentral.config.serial=$hname