diff --git a/src/confd/share/failure.d/10-system.json b/src/confd/share/failure.d/10-system.json
index a5dae769..f363d8c1 100644
--- a/src/confd/share/failure.d/10-system.json
+++ b/src/confd/share/failure.d/10-system.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "ietf-system:system": {
-	"hostname": "failure",
+	"hostname": "FAILURE",
 	"authentication": {
 	    "user": [
 		{