diff --git a/rc/bashrc b/rc/bashrc
index 97f07945..92e5c994 100755
--- a/rc/bashrc
+++ b/rc/bashrc
@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ fi
 #shopt -s autocd
 
 # Show the hostname, uptime and users logged in on shell start
-(hostname &)
+if hash hostname 2>/dev/null; then
+	(hostname &)
+fi
 (uptime &)
 (echo "")
 if [[ $UNAME != Darwin ]]; then
diff --git a/rc/zshrc b/rc/zshrc
index 28be4ac6..a2fabb3f 100755
--- a/rc/zshrc
+++ b/rc/zshrc
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ zstyle ':completion:*:*:kill:*:processes' list-colors '=(#b) #([0-9]#)*=0=01;31'
 zstyle ':completion:*:kill:*' command 'ps -u $USER -o pid,%cpu,tty,cputime,cmd'
 
 # Show the hostname, uptime and users logged in on shell start
-(hostname&)
+if hash hostname 2>/dev/null; then
+	(hostname&)
+fi
 (uptime&)
 (echo "")