--- logwatch.pl 2008-05-08 21:05:29.000000000 -0400
+++ logwatch.pl.change  2008-11-10 09:27:35.000000000 -0500
@@ -937,7 +937,9 @@
 ######################################################################
 sub CleanVars {
    foreach (keys %Config) {
-      $Config{$_} = getInt($Config{$_});
+      unless ($_ eq "hostname") {
+         $Config{$_} = getInt($Config{$_});
+      }
    }
 }