diff --git a/wazuh-opendistro/config/etc/cont-init.d/0-wazuh-init b/wazuh-opendistro/config/etc/cont-init.d/0-wazuh-init
index 1aa78f65..12460969 100644
--- a/wazuh-opendistro/config/etc/cont-init.d/0-wazuh-init
+++ b/wazuh-opendistro/config/etc/cont-init.d/0-wazuh-init
@@ -119,12 +119,15 @@ mount_files() {
 }
 
 ##############################################################################
-# Stop OSSEC
+# Allow users to set the container hostname as <node_name> dynamically on
+# container start.
+#
+# To use this:
+# 1. Create your own ossec.conf file
+# 2. In your ossec.conf file, set to_be_replaced_by_hostname as your node_name
+# 3. Mount your custom ossec.conf file at $WAZUH_CONFIG_MOUNT/etc/ossec.conf
 ##############################################################################
-
-function ossec_shutdown(){
-  ${WAZUH_INSTALL_PATH}/bin/ossec-control stop;
-}
+sed -i 's/<node_name>to_be_replaced_by_hostname<\/node_name>/<node_name>'"${HOSTNAME}"'<\/node_name>/g' ${WAZUH_INSTALL_PATH}/etc/ossec.conf
 
 
 ##############################################################################
@@ -153,9 +156,6 @@ main() {
   # Mount selected files (WAZUH_CONFIG_MOUNT) to container
   mount_files
 
-  # Trap exit signals and do a proper shutdown
-  trap "ossec_shutdown; exit" SIGINT SIGTERM  
-
   # Delete temporary data folder
   rm -rf ${WAZUH_INSTALL_PATH}/data_tmp