diff --git a/pkg/collect/host_network.go b/pkg/collect/host_network.go
index 519849d47..5cdc2a589 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/host_network.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/host_network.go
@@ -66,16 +66,12 @@ func isValidLoadBalancerAddress(address string) bool {
 
 	}
 
-	errs := validation.IsQualifiedName(hostAddress)
-	if len(errs) > 0 {
-		if len(hostAddress) < 255 {
-			err := validator.New().Var(hostAddress, "hostname_rfc1123")
-			return err == nil
-		} else {
-			return false
-		}
+	if len(hostAddress) > 255 {
+		return false
 	}
-	return len(errs) == 0
+
+	err = validator.New().Var(hostAddress, "hostname")
+	return err == nil
 }
 
 func checkTCPConnection(progressChan chan<- interface{}, listenAddress string, dialAddress string, timeout time.Duration) (NetworkStatus, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/collect/host_network_test.go b/pkg/collect/host_network_test.go
index 385b849a4..65c416934 100644
--- a/pkg/collect/host_network_test.go
+++ b/pkg/collect/host_network_test.go
@@ -44,18 +44,13 @@ func Test_isValidLoadBalancerAddress(t *testing.T) {
 			want: false,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "Too many characters less than 64, rfc1123 not compliant",
-			args: args{address: "howlongcanwemakethiswithoutrunningoutofwordsbecasueweneedto.com:80"},
-			want: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Too many characters less than 64, rfc1123 compliant",
-			args: args{address: "howlongcanwemakethiswithoutrunningoutofwordsbecasueweneedto.aws.com:80"},
+			name: "Too many characters less than 255",
+			args: args{address: "howlongcanwemakethiswithoutrunningoutofwordsbecasueweneedtohitatleast64.com:80"},
 			want: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "Too many characters bigger than 255",
-			args: args{address: "howlongcanwemakethiswithouthowlongcanwemakethiswithouthowlongcanwemakethiswithouthowlongcanwemakethiswithoutrunningoutofwordsbecasueweneedtohitatleast64howlongcanwemakethiswithouthowlongcanwemakethiswithouthowlongcanwemakethiswithouthowlongcanwemakethiswithoutrunningoutofwordsbecasueweneedtohitatleast64.com:80"},
+			args: args{address: "howlongcanwemakethiswithouthowlongcanwemakethiswithouthowlongcanwemakethiswithoutrunningoutofwordsbecasueweneedtohitatleast64howlongcanwemakethiswithouthowlongcanwemakethiswithouthowlongcanwemakethiswithoutrunningoutofwordsbecasueweneedtohitatleast64dssdfasdffs.com:80"},
 			want: false,
 		},
 		{