diff --git a/deploy-flake.sh b/deploy-flake.sh
index 45eeb99c..b7679da2 100755
--- a/deploy-flake.sh
+++ b/deploy-flake.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
       build_local=true
       ;;
     *)
-      target=$1
+      # strip hostname and user
+      host=$1
+      target=${1//.hq.c3d2.de/}
+      target=${target//.c3d2.de/}
       ;;
   esac
   shift
@@ -35,8 +38,8 @@ done
 if [[ -v build_local ]]; then
   nix --experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' -Lv build ".#nixosConfigurations.$target.config.system.build.toplevel"
   store_path=$(readlink -f result)
-  nix-copy-closure --to root@"$target" -v "$store_path"
-  ssh root@"$target" "$store_path/bin/switch-to-configuration" switch
+  nix-copy-closure --to root@"$host" -v "$store_path"
+  ssh root@"$host" "$store_path/bin/switch-to-configuration" switch
 else
   hostname=$(echo "$target" | cut -d . -f 1)