diff --git a/spec/courier_spec.rb b/spec/courier_spec.rb
index 17291f79..12ebace5 100644
--- a/spec/courier_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/courier_spec.rb
@@ -622,7 +622,8 @@
         "log level": "debug",
         "log syslog": false,
         "log stdout": false,
-        "log file": "#{TEMP_PATH}/logs/log.log"
+        "log file": "#{TEMP_PATH}/logs/log.log",
+        "host": "custom.hostname.local"
       },
       "network": {
         "ssl ca": "#{@ssl_cert.path}",
@@ -641,7 +642,7 @@
     f.log 5000
 
     # Receive and check
-    receive_and_check
+    receive_and_check host: 'custom.hostname.local'
 
     shutdown
     expect(File.file?("#{TEMP_PATH}/logs/log.log")).to be true
diff --git a/spec/lib/helpers/common.rb b/spec/lib/helpers/common.rb
index eab265ca..bf93570d 100644
--- a/spec/lib/helpers/common.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/helpers/common.rb
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ def receive_and_check(args = {}, &block)
       total:       nil,
       check:       true,
       check_file:  true,
-      check_order: true
+      check_order: true,
+      host:        nil
     }.merge!(args)
 
     # Quick check of the total events we are expecting - but allow time to receive them
@@ -170,6 +171,10 @@ def receive_and_check(args = {}, &block)
       total = args[:total]
     end
 
+    args.delete_if do |k,v|
+      v.nil?
+    end
+
     orig_total = total
     check = args[:check]
 
@@ -189,7 +194,7 @@ def receive_and_check(args = {}, &block)
         if block.nil?
           found = @files.find do |f|
             next unless f.pending?
-            f.logged?(check_file: args[:check_file], check_order: args[:check_order], event: e)
+            f.logged?(event: e, **args)
           end
           expect(found).to_not be_nil, "Event received not recognised: #{e}"
         else
diff --git a/spec/lib/logfile.rb b/spec/lib/logfile.rb
index ba3a08e4..a2e93b97 100644
--- a/spec/lib/logfile.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/logfile.rb
@@ -79,14 +79,15 @@ def pending?
 
   def logged?(args = {})
     args = {
-      event: { 'host' => nil },
-      check_file: true,
-      check_order: true
+      event:       { 'host' => nil },
+      check_file:  true,
+      check_order: true,
+      host:        @host
     }.merge!(args)
 
     event = args[:event]
 
-    return false if event['host'] != @host
+    return false if event['host'] != args[:host]
     return false if args[:check_file] && event['path'] != @orig_path
 
     if args[:check_order]