diff --git a/include/tests_nameservices b/include/tests_nameservices
index 132f4e14..2a36062d 100644
--- a/include/tests_nameservices
+++ b/include/tests_nameservices
@@ -573,19 +573,19 @@
     if [ ${SKIPTEST} -eq 0 ]; then
         LogText "Test: check duplicate line in ${ROOTDIR}etc/hosts"
         if [ -f ${ROOTDIR}etc/hosts ]; then
-            sFIND=$(${EGREPBINARY} -v '^(#|$)' ${ROOTDIR}etc/hosts | ${AWKBINARY} '{ print $1, $2 }' | ${SORTBINARY} | ${UNIQBINARY} -d)
-            if [ "${sFIND}" = "" ]; then
+            OUTPUT=$(${AWKBINARY} '{ print $1, $2 }' ${ROOTDIR}etc/hosts | ${EGREPBINARY} -v '^(#|$)' | ${EGREPBINARY} "[a-f0-9]" | ${SORTBINARY} | ${UNIQBINARY} -d)
+            if [ -z "${OUTPUT}" ]; then
                 LogText "Result: OK, no duplicate lines found"
                 Display --indent 4 --text "- Checking ${ROOTDIR}etc/hosts (duplicates)" --result "${STATUS_OK}" --color GREEN
             else
-                LogText "Found duplicate line: ${sFIND}"
+                LogText "Found duplicate line: ${OUTPUT}"
                 LogText "Result: found duplicate line"
                 Display --indent 4 --text "- Checking ${ROOTDIR}etc/hosts (duplicates)" --result "${STATUS_SUGGESTION}" --color YELLOW
                 ReportSuggestion "${TEST_NO}" "Remove duplicate lines in ${ROOTDIR}etc/hosts"
             fi
         else
-          LogText "Result: ${ROOTDIR}etc/hosts not found, test skipped"
-          Display --indent 4 --text "Searching duplicate line" --result "${STATUS_SKIPPED}" --color YELLOW
+            LogText "Result: ${ROOTDIR}etc/hosts not found, test skipped"
+            Display --indent 4 --text "Searching duplicate line" --result "${STATUS_SKIPPED}" --color YELLOW
         fi
     fi
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