diff --git a/ipaserver/install/server/install.py b/ipaserver/install/server/install.py
index 5ac68e757..b57b31065 100644
--- a/ipaserver/install/server/install.py
+++ b/ipaserver/install/server/install.py
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ def install_check(installer):
         host_name = host_default
 
     try:
-        verify_fqdn(host_default, options.no_host_dns)
+        verify_fqdn(host_name, options.no_host_dns)
     except BadHostError as e:
         raise ScriptError(e)
 
diff --git a/ipatests/test_integration/test_installation.py b/ipatests/test_integration/test_installation.py
index 63edbaa2b..26da3a520 100644
--- a/ipatests/test_integration/test_installation.py
+++ b/ipatests/test_integration/test_installation.py
@@ -1994,3 +1994,33 @@ class TestInstallwithSHA384withRSA(IntegrationTest):
         result = self.master.run_command(cmd_args)
         assert_str = 'Signature Algorithm: sha384WithRSAEncryption'
         assert assert_str in result.stdout_text
+
+
+class TestHostnameValidator(IntegrationTest):
+    """Test installer options/validation"""
+
+    num_replicas = 0
+
+    def test_validate_hostname(self):
+        # https://pagure.io/freeipa/issue/9111
+        # Validate the user-provided hostname
+        self.master.run_command(['hostname', 'fedora'])
+        result = tasks.install_master(
+            self.master, unattended=False,
+            stdin_text=self.master.hostname + '\nn\nn\nn\n',
+            extra_args=('--netbios-name', 'EXAMPLE',),
+            raiseonerr=False
+        )
+
+        # Scrape the output for the summary which is only displayed
+        # if the hostname is validated.
+        hostname = None
+        for line in result.stdout_text.split('\n'):
+            print(line)
+            m = re.match(
+                r"Hostname:\s+({})".format(self.master.hostname), line
+            )
+            if m:
+                hostname = m.group(1)
+                break
+        assert hostname == self.master.hostname