diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 9e6d43c..87afe78 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 nagios-plugins (1.4.12-6) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
-  * NOT RELEASED YET
+  * add trailing $ to check_httpname, thanks Daniel Pocock (Closes: #524629)
 
  -- Jan Wagner <waja@cyconet.org>  Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:19:57 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/pluginconfig/http.cfg b/debian/pluginconfig/http.cfg
index 563869f..acb1ada 100644
--- a/debian/pluginconfig/http.cfg
+++ b/debian/pluginconfig/http.cfg
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ define command{
 # 'check_http_hostname' command definition
 define command{
 	command_name	check_httpname
-	command_line	/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_http -H '$HOSTNAME' -I '$HOSTADDRESS$'
+	command_line	/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_http -H '$HOSTNAME$' -I '$HOSTADDRESS$'
 	}
 
 # 'check_http2' command definition