diff --git a/plugins/ssh/ssh.plugin.zsh b/plugins/ssh/ssh.plugin.zsh
index a308c09b1..c32dec852 100644
--- a/plugins/ssh/ssh.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/ssh/ssh.plugin.zsh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Filter out wildcard host sections.
 local hosts
 if [[ -f $HOME/.ssh/config ]]; then
-  hosts=($(cat $HOME/.ssh/config | egrep '^Host.*' | awk '{print $2}' | grep -v '^*' | sed -e 's/\.*\*$//' | grep '\.'))
+  hosts=($(egrep '^Host.*' $HOME/.ssh/config | awk '{print $2}' | grep -v '^*' | sed -e 's/\.*\*$//'))
   zstyle ':completion:*:hosts' hosts $hosts
 fi