diff --git a/ui/metrics/metrics.go b/ui/metrics/metrics.go
index 2b5c4c3f6..12f74ddb9 100644
--- a/ui/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/ui/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package metrics
 import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
@@ -98,8 +99,6 @@ func (m *Metrics) SetMetadataMetrics(metadata map[string]string) {
 			m.metrics.HostArch = m.getArch(v)
 		case "HOST_2ND_ARCH":
 			m.metrics.Host_2NdArch = m.getArch(v)
-		case "HOST_OS":
-			m.metrics.HostOs = proto.String(v)
 		case "HOST_OS_EXTRA":
 			m.metrics.HostOsExtra = proto.String(v)
 		case "HOST_CROSS_OS":
@@ -137,6 +136,7 @@ func (m *Metrics) SetBuildDateTime(buildTimestamp time.Time) {
 
 // exports the output to the file at outputPath
 func (m *Metrics) Dump(outputPath string) (err error) {
+	m.metrics.HostOs = proto.String(runtime.GOOS)
 	return writeMessageToFile(&m.metrics, outputPath)
 }