diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/openstack/metadata.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/openstack/metadata.go
index d3cf22d9238..6b3a34c7cdf 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/openstack/metadata.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/openstack/metadata.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ type DeviceMetadata struct {
 // See http://docs.openstack.org/user-guide/cli_config_drive.html
 type Metadata struct {
 	Uuid             string           `json:"uuid"`
-	Name             string           `json:"name"`
+	Hostname         string           `json:"hostname"`
 	AvailabilityZone string           `json:"availability_zone"`
 	Devices          []DeviceMetadata `json:"devices,omitempty"`
 	// .. and other fields we don't care about.  Expand as necessary.
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/openstack/metadata_test.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/openstack/metadata_test.go
index d224a598bbb..dfdb102a342 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/openstack/metadata_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/openstack/metadata_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 var FakeMetadata = Metadata{
 	Uuid:             "83679162-1378-4288-a2d4-70e13ec132aa",
-	Name:             "test",
+	Hostname:         "test",
 	AvailabilityZone: "nova",
 }
 
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ func TestParseMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Should succeed when provided with valid data: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	if md.Name != "test" {
-		t.Errorf("incorrect name: %s", md.Name)
+	if md.Hostname != "test.novalocal" {
+		t.Errorf("incorrect hostname: %s", md.Hostname)
 	}
 
 	if md.Uuid != "83679162-1378-4288-a2d4-70e13ec132aa" {
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/openstack/openstack_instances.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/openstack/openstack_instances.go
index c1031e4f5e9..51d177a638d 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/openstack/openstack_instances.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/openstack/openstack_instances.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (i *Instances) CurrentNodeName(hostname string) (types.NodeName, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	return types.NodeName(md.Name), nil
+	return types.NodeName(md.Hostname), nil
 }
 
 func (i *Instances) AddSSHKeyToAllInstances(user string, keyData []byte) error {