3 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 184d4ec..ee0ac0e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ This file documents the major additions and syntax changes between releases.
 1.4.7 ??
         check_procs uses /usr/ucb/ps if available - fixes pst3 problems on Solaris
         Fixed MKINSTALLDIRS problem in po/
+        Fixed broken HELO in check_smtp
         Root plugins installed with world executable
         ./configure now detects if possible to compile check_mysql
         check_sybase from contrib now maintained in NagiosExchange
diff --git a/THANKS.in b/THANKS.in
index 1022646..98b8679 100644
--- a/THANKS.in
+++ b/THANKS.in
@@ -210,3 +210,4 @@ Chris Grim
 Nobuhiro Ban
 Ville Mattila
 Lars Stavholm
+Enrico Scholz
diff --git a/plugins/check_smtp.c b/plugins/check_smtp.c
index a7ba45a..6987e17 100644
--- a/plugins/check_smtp.c
+++ b/plugins/check_smtp.c
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
         if (process_arguments (argc, argv) == ERROR)
                 usage4 (_("Could not parse arguments"));
 
-        /* initialize the HELO command with the localhostname */
+        /* If localhostname not set on command line, use gethostname to set */
         if(! localhostname){
                 localhostname = malloc (HOST_MAX_BYTES);
                 if(!localhostname){
@@ -190,13 +190,11 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
                         printf(_("gethostname() failed!\n"));
                         return STATE_CRITICAL;
                 }
-        } else {
-                helocmd = localhostname;
         }
         if(use_ehlo)
-                asprintf (&helocmd, "%s%s%s", SMTP_EHLO, helocmd, "\r\n");
+                asprintf (&helocmd, "%s%s%s", SMTP_EHLO, localhostname, "\r\n");
         else
-                asprintf (&helocmd, "%s%s%s", SMTP_HELO, helocmd, "\r\n");
+                asprintf (&helocmd, "%s%s%s", SMTP_HELO, localhostname, "\r\n");
 
         if (verbose)
                 printf("HELOCMD: %s", helocmd);