diff --git a/lib/manageiq/appliance_console/message_configuration.rb b/lib/manageiq/appliance_console/message_configuration.rb
index e7e0671c..3d8796ad 100644
--- a/lib/manageiq/appliance_console/message_configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/manageiq/appliance_console/message_configuration.rb
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ def ask_questions
         show_parameters
         return false unless agree("\nProceed? (Y/N): ")
 
+        if is_hostname?(message_server_host)
+          return false unless hostname_fqdn?(message_server_host)
+        end
+
         return false unless host_reachable?(message_server_host, "Message Server Host:")
 
         true
@@ -177,6 +181,22 @@ def file_contains?(path, content)
         true
       end
 
+      def is_hostname?(host)
+        require "resolv"
+
+        return !(host =~ IP_REGEXP)
+      end
+
+      def hostname_fqdn?(host)
+        require "socket"
+
+        fqdn = Addrinfo.getaddrinfo(Socket.gethostname, nil).first.getnameinfo.first
+        unless host == fqdn
+          return false
+        end
+        true
+      end
+
       def host_reachable?(host, what)
         require 'net/ping'
         say("Checking connectivity to #{host} ... ")