diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 7b93f25..46d95cc 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -69,10 +69,13 @@ function resolvePluginPath(dirname) {
  * Initialize the logger.
  *
  * @param  {Object} args
+ * @param  {string} args.name
+ * @param  {boolean} args.omitHost
+ * @param  {object} args.meta
  * @return {Function}
  */
 function init(args) {
-  var output, stream, pretty, name, meta;
+  let output, stream, pretty, name, meta, omitHost;
 
   checkArgs(args);
 
@@ -80,6 +83,7 @@ function init(args) {
   stream = getOutput(args);
   pretty = getPrettyPrint(args);
   name = args.name;
+  omitHost = args.omitHost || false;
   meta = args.meta || undefined;
 
   if (pretty) {
@@ -91,6 +95,7 @@ function init(args) {
   // level is set via an env var called `LOG`
   logger = pino({
     name: name,
+    base: omitHost ? { pid: process.pid } : undefined,
     level: process.env.LOG || 'info'
   }, output);
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c9e3ba5..f1ac11b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "clay-log",
-  "version": "1.5.4",
+  "version": "1.5.5",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b633fa3..93ad6a1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "clay-log",
-  "version": "1.5.4",
+  "version": "1.5.5",
   "description": "An isomorphic logging module for Clay projects",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {