diff --git a/vserver.py b/vserver.py
index 8302208..6b09e4d 100644
--- a/vserver.py
+++ b/vserver.py
@@ -162,8 +162,7 @@ class Host(object):
     @property
     def info(self):
         information= {'kernel':'', 'uptime':'' }
-        returncode, kernel = self.p.run([u'uname', u'-r'])
-        information['kernel'] = kernel.strip()
+        information['kernel'] = os.uname()[2]
         secs = math.ceil(float(self.p.read_binary(u'/proc/uptime').split()[1]))
         information['uptime'] = self.p.convert_human(secs)
         return information