diff --git a/lynis b/lynis
index 2a2d064c..b2925d38 100755
--- a/lynis
+++ b/lynis
@@ -701,8 +701,8 @@
     # Get host ID
     logtextbreak
     GetHostID
-    # Check if result is not empty (no blank, or hash of blank value, or minus)
-    if [ ! "${HOSTID}" = "-" -a ! "${HOSTID}" = "" -a ! "${HOSTID}" = "adc83b19e793491b1c6ea0fd8b46cd9f32e592fc" ]; then
+    # Check if result is not empty (no blank, or hash of blank value, or minus, or zeros)
+    if [ ! "${HOSTID}" = "-" -a ! "${HOSTID}" = "" -a ! "${HOSTID}" = "adc83b19e793491b1c6ea0fd8b46cd9f32e592fc" -a ! "${HOSTID}" = "6ef1338f520d075957424741d7ed35ab5966ae97" ]; then
         logtext "Info: found valid HostID ${HOSTID}"
         report "hostid=${HOSTID}"
       else