diff --git a/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml b/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml
index 337145d1..6caa7214 100644
--- a/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ route_tls_secret: ''
 #
 route_host: ''
 
-hostname: '{{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}.example.com'
+hostname: ''
 
 # Add a nodeSelector for the AWX pods. It must match a node's labels for the pod
 # to be scheduled on that node. Specify as literal block. E.g.:
diff --git a/roles/installer/templates/ingress.yaml.j2 b/roles/installer/templates/ingress.yaml.j2
index f03b2af4..fb2a6f5f 100644
--- a/roles/installer/templates/ingress.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/installer/templates/ingress.yaml.j2
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ metadata:
 {% endif %}
 spec:
   rules:
-    - host: '{{ hostname }}'
-      http:
+    - http:
         paths:
           - path: '{{ ingress_path }}'
             pathType: Prefix
@@ -27,6 +26,9 @@ spec:
                 name: '{{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}-service'
                 port:
                   number: 80
+{% if hostname %}      
+      host: {{ hostname }}
+{% endif %}      
 {% if ingress_tls_secret %}
   tls:
     - hosts: