diff --git a/check_backuppc_du b/check_backuppc_du
index 96f10ee..be594a3 100755
--- a/check_backuppc_du
+++ b/check_backuppc_du
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ foreach my $hostname ( sort(keys %Status) ) {
 	next if $hostname =~ /^\s*$/;
 	next if $hostname =~ /^ /;
 	next if ( $host && $hostname !~ m/$host/ );
-	next if ( scalar(@hostlist) > 0 && not ($hostname ~~ @hostlist) );
+	next if ( scalar(@hostlist) > 0 && not(grep /^\Q$hostname$/, @hostlist) );
 
 	my %HostStatus = %{$Status{$hostname}};
 	my %host_conf = %{$server->ConfigDataRead($hostname)};