1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/ibusshare.c b/src/ibusshare.c
index 510b2be..f87bb0c 100644
--- a/src/ibusshare.c
+++ b/src/ibusshare.c
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ ibus_get_socket_path (void)
 
         username = ibus_get_user_name ();
 
+        if (hostname[0] == '\0')
+            hostname = "unix";
+
         path = g_strdup_printf (
             "/tmp/ibus-%s/ibus-%s-%s",
             username, hostname, displaynumber);