diff --git a/scripts/virtual.sh b/scripts/virtual.sh
index ad94ac0..4bfbb90 100755
--- a/scripts/virtual.sh
+++ b/scripts/virtual.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ name="$1"
 ipv6="$2"
 ipv4="$3"
 
+# strip .burble.dn42 from name if it was included
+name=${name%.burble.dn42}
+
 # the IPv4 arg is optional
 if [ -z "$ipv4" ]
 then