--- a/etwist/twconfig.py	Thu Mar 28 13:48:48 2013 +0100
+++ b/etwist/twconfig.py	Wed Mar 13 18:17:16 2013 +0100
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@
         return join(self.apphome, '%s-%s.py' % (self.appid, self.name))
 
     def default_base_url(self):
-        from socket import gethostname
-        return 'http://%s:%s/' % (self['host'] or gethostname(), self['port'] or 8080)
+        from socket import getfqdn
+        return 'http://%s:%s/' % (self['host'] or getfqdn(), self['port'] or 8080)
 
 
 CONFIGURATIONS.append(TwistedConfiguration)