diff --git a/metalsmith/test/test_metalsmith_instances.py b/metalsmith/test/test_metalsmith_instances.py
index 7a0578c..8616295 100644
--- a/metalsmith/test/test_metalsmith_instances.py
+++ b/metalsmith/test/test_metalsmith_instances.py
@@ -260,3 +260,24 @@ class TestMetalsmithInstances(unittest.TestCase):
             mock.call(1),
             mock.call(2)
         ])
+
+    @mock.patch('metalsmith.sources.detect', autospec=True)
+    @mock.patch('metalsmith.instance_config.CloudInitConfig', autospec=True)
+    def test_unprovision(self, mock_config, mock_detect):
+
+        provisioner = mock.Mock()
+        instances = [{
+            'name': 'node-1',
+            'hostname': 'overcloud-controller-1',
+            'image': {'href': 'overcloud-full'},
+            'state': 'absent'
+        }, {
+            'name': 'node-2',
+            'image': {'href': 'overcloud-full'},
+            'state': 'absent'
+        }]
+        self.assertTrue(mi.unprovision(provisioner, instances))
+        provisioner.unprovision_node.assert_has_calls([
+            mock.call('overcloud-controller-1'),
+            mock.call('node-2')
+        ])
diff --git a/metalsmith_ansible/ansible_plugins/modules/metalsmith_instances.py b/metalsmith_ansible/ansible_plugins/modules/metalsmith_instances.py
index 4aad599..9268e65 100644
--- a/metalsmith_ansible/ansible_plugins/modules/metalsmith_instances.py
+++ b/metalsmith_ansible/ansible_plugins/modules/metalsmith_instances.py
@@ -375,7 +375,8 @@ def _provision_instance(provisioner, instance, nodes, timeout, wait):
 
 def unprovision(provisioner, instances):
     for instance in instances:
-        provisioner.unprovision_node(instance.get('name'))
+        provisioner.unprovision_node(instance.get('hostname',
+                                                  instance.get('name')))
     return True