diff --git a/addhost.php b/addhost.php
index e216ab329..7e7bd2a9a 100755
--- a/addhost.php
+++ b/addhost.php
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if($argv[1]) {
     if ( isPingable($argv[1])) {
       if ( mysql_result(mysql_query("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM `devices` WHERE `hostname` = '".mres($host)."'"), 0) == '0' ) {
         $snmphost = trim(str_replace("\"", "", shell_exec($config['snmpget'] ." -m SNMPv2-MIB -Oqv -$snmpver -c $community $host:$port sysName.0")));
-        if ($snmphost && ($snmphost == $host || $hostshort = $host)) {
+        if ($snmphost == "" || $snmphost && ($snmphost == $host || $hostshort = $host)) {
           $return = createHost ($host, $community, $snmpver, $port);
 	  if($return) { echo($return . "\n"); } else { echo("Adding $host failed\n"); }
         } else { echo("Given hostname does not match SNMP-read hostname!\n"); }