diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/scp-hostname.yml b/changelogs/fragments/scp-hostname.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9902023
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/scp-hostname.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+release_summary: added nickname_is_hostname config to let the nickname be the hostname of the host
diff --git a/galaxy.yml b/galaxy.yml
index 5dfe5af..4810d44 100644
--- a/galaxy.yml
+++ b/galaxy.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 namespace: ansible
 name: netcup
-version: 0.1.0
+version: 0.1.1
 readme: README.md
 authors:
   - Sebastian Tobie
diff --git a/plugins/inventory/scp.py b/plugins/inventory/scp.py
index 14a8da3..c1c5038 100644
--- a/plugins/inventory/scp.py
+++ b/plugins/inventory/scp.py
@@ -42,22 +42,25 @@ class InventoryModule(BaseInventoryPlugin):
                 inventory.add_host(nickname, group)
             else:
                 inventory.add_child(group, nickname)
-            interfaces = []
+            interfaces = dict()
             for interface in serverinfo["serverInterfaces"]:
-                interfaces.append(
-                    dict(
-                        driver=interface["driver"],
-                        id=interface["id"],
-                        ipv4=interface["ipv4IP"],
-                        ipv6=interface["ipv6IP"],
-                        mac=interface["mac"],
-                    )
+                interfaces[interface["mac"]] = dict(
+                    driver=interface["driver"],
+                    id=interface["id"],
+                    ipv4=interface["ipv4IP"],
+                    ipv6=interface["ipv6IP"],
+                    mac=interface["mac"],
                 )
+                if len(interface["ipv4IP"]) > 0:
+                    ansible_host = interface["ipv4IP"][0]
             inventory.set_variable(nickname, "interfaces", interfaces)
             inventory.set_variable(nickname, "memory", serverinfo["memory"])
             inventory.set_variable(nickname, "name", serverinfo["vServerName"])
             inventory.set_variable(nickname, "cores", serverinfo["cpuCores"])
             inventory.set_variable(nickname, "up", serverinfo["status"] == "online")
+            if self.config.get("nickname_is_hostname", False):
+                ansible_host = nickname
+            inventory.set_variable(nickname, "ansible_host", ansible_host)
 
 
 DOCUMENTATION = """
@@ -79,4 +82,10 @@ DOCUMENTATION = """
           - API password to authenticate againt the api.
           - This is different from you SCP password and must be set indipendently from the SCP password
         required: true
+      nickname_is_hostname:
+        version_added: 0.1.1
+        description: use the nickname as hostname
+        type: bool
+        required: false
+        default: false
 """