--- a/pvl/hosts.py	Sun Dec 22 19:03:57 2013 +0200
+++ b/pvl/hosts.py	Sun Dec 22 19:21:00 2013 +0200
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@
 
         if domain :
             log.debug("%s: explicit domain: %s", host, domain)
+        elif '.' in host :
+            log.debug("%s: using as fqdn without domain", host)
+            domain = None
         elif options.hosts_domain :
             log.debug("%s: default domain to --hots-domain: %s", host, options.hosts_domain)
             domain = options.hosts_domain
         elif section :
             log.debug("%s: default domain to section: %s", host, section)
             domain = section
-        elif '.' in host :
-            log.debug("%s: using as fqdn without domain", host)
-            domain = None
         else :
             raise ValueError("%s: no domain given" % (host, ))