diff --git a/lib/logstash/inputs/stdin.rb b/lib/logstash/inputs/stdin.rb
index d065e2b09..f09df4235 100644
--- a/lib/logstash/inputs/stdin.rb
+++ b/lib/logstash/inputs/stdin.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class LogStash::Inputs::Stdin < LogStash::Inputs::Base
         data = $stdin.sysread(16384)
         @codec.decode(data) do |event|
           decorate(event)
-          event["host"] = @host
+          event["host"] = @host if !event.include?("host")
           queue << event
         end
       rescue EOFError, LogStash::ShutdownSignal