diff --git a/docs/customization.md b/docs/customization.md
index 6ce0a0d4..506339bb 100644
--- a/docs/customization.md
+++ b/docs/customization.md
@@ -149,6 +149,12 @@ notice instead of a hung shell:
 
 Set `FASTFETCH_TIMEOUT_MS` to tune the limit (default 5000).
 
+The module list lives in `~/.config/fastfetch/config.jsonc`. One deviation from
+the defaults is worth knowing about: the `Host` line is formatted as `{name}`
+only, because fastfetch otherwise appends the product version — on OEM hardware
+that is a long firmware/SKU string such as `124I:00108T:000M:...` that pushes the
+useful part off the line.
+
 ### Extra status lines
 
 The banner carries a few extra lines that only appear when they have something
diff --git a/home/dot_config/fastfetch/config.jsonc.tmpl b/home/dot_config/fastfetch/config.jsonc.tmpl
index adade651..5280667f 100644
--- a/home/dot_config/fastfetch/config.jsonc.tmpl
+++ b/home/dot_config/fastfetch/config.jsonc.tmpl
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
     "title",
     "separator",
     "os",
-    "host",
+    {
+      "//": "Product name only. The default format appends {version}, which on OEM hardware is often a firmware/SKU string (e.g. '124I:00108T:...') that says nothing useful and makes the line unreadably long.",
+      "type": "host",
+      "format": "{name}"
+    },
     "kernel",
     "uptime",
     "packages",
diff --git a/tests/powershell/FastfetchStatus.Tests.ps1 b/tests/powershell/FastfetchStatus.Tests.ps1
index 90a041ee..cf62500d 100644
--- a/tests/powershell/FastfetchStatus.Tests.ps1
+++ b/tests/powershell/FastfetchStatus.Tests.ps1
@@ -321,6 +321,13 @@ Describe "fastfetch chezmoi wiring" {
         $script:TemplateContent | Should -Match 'status\.sh\\" ansible'
     }
 
+    It "config template should trim the host line to the product name" {
+        # The default host format appends the product version, which on OEM
+        # hardware is a long firmware/SKU string.
+        $script:TemplateContent | Should -Match '"type": "host"'
+        $script:TemplateContent | Should -Match '"format": "\{name\}"'
+    }
+
     It "chezmoiignore should keep status.sh off Windows" {
         $script:IgnoreContent | Should -Match '\.config/fastfetch/status\.sh'
     }