diff --git a/src/www/services_unbound_host_edit.php b/src/www/services_unbound_host_edit.php
index e77642331..4099bc290 100644
--- a/src/www/services_unbound_host_edit.php
+++ b/src/www/services_unbound_host_edit.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'GET') {
 
     do_input_validation($pconfig, $reqdfields, $reqdfieldsn, $input_errors);
 
-    if (!empty($pconfig['host']) && (!is_hostname($pconfig['host']) || $pconfig['host'] != '*')) {
+    if (!empty($pconfig['host']) && !is_hostname($pconfig['host']) && $pconfig['host'] != '*') {
         $input_errors[] = gettext("The hostname can only contain the characters A-Z, 0-9 and '-'.");
     }