diff --git a/management/univention-directory-manager-modules/modules/univention/admin/handlers/dns/host_record.py b/management/univention-directory-manager-modules/modules/univention/admin/handlers/dns/host_record.py
index ef011eee54..ffef0374a8 100644
--- a/management/univention-directory-manager-modules/modules/univention/admin/handlers/dns/host_record.py
+++ b/management/univention-directory-manager-modules/modules/univention/admin/handlers/dns/host_record.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ property_descriptions = {
 	'name': univention.admin.property(
 		short_description=_('Hostname'),
 		long_description=_('The name of the host relative to the domain.'),
-		syntax=univention.admin.syntax.dnsName,
+		syntax=univention.admin.syntax.dnsHostname,
 		include_in_default_search=True,
 		required=True,
 		identifies=True