diff --git a/src/bin/dosh-client.rs b/src/bin/dosh-client.rs
index b09c194..e9a22e4 100644
--- a/src/bin/dosh-client.rs
+++ b/src/bin/dosh-client.rs
@@ -752,7 +752,11 @@ async fn run_setup_command(config: &dosh::config::ClientConfig, args: &Args) ->
         match entry.action {
             ImportAction::Added => println!(
                 "[ok] host config: [{}] ssh={} ssh_config={} dosh_host={} port={}",
-                entry.alias, entry.ssh, entry.ssh_config, entry.dosh_host, entry.port
+                entry.alias,
+                entry.ssh,
+                entry.ssh_config,
+                imported_dosh_host_display(&entry),
+                entry.port
             ),
             ImportAction::Skipped => println!("[ok] host config: [{}] already exists", entry.alias),
         }
@@ -4858,7 +4862,7 @@ struct ImportedHost {
     alias: String,
     ssh: String,
     ssh_config: String,
-    dosh_host: String,
+    dosh_host: Option<String>,
     port: u16,
     action: ImportAction,
 }
@@ -4870,10 +4874,19 @@ fn run_import_ssh(config: &dosh::config::ClientConfig, aliases: &[String]) -> Re
     let imported = import_ssh_aliases(config, aliases)?;
     for entry in imported {
         match entry.action {
-            ImportAction::Added => eprintln!(
-                "dosh import-ssh: added [{}] ssh={} ssh_config={} dosh_host={}",
-                entry.alias, entry.ssh, entry.ssh_config, entry.dosh_host
-            ),
+            ImportAction::Added => {
+                if let Some(dosh_host) = &entry.dosh_host {
+                    eprintln!(
+                        "dosh import-ssh: added [{}] ssh={} ssh_config={} dosh_host={}",
+                        entry.alias, entry.ssh, entry.ssh_config, dosh_host
+                    )
+                } else {
+                    eprintln!(
+                        "dosh import-ssh: added [{}] ssh={} ssh_config={} dosh_host=ssh",
+                        entry.alias, entry.ssh, entry.ssh_config
+                    )
+                }
+            }
             ImportAction::Skipped => {
                 eprintln!(
                     "dosh import-ssh: [{}] already exists, skipping",
@@ -4904,46 +4917,23 @@ fn import_ssh_aliases(
     }
     let mut imported = Vec::new();
     for alias in aliases {
-        let ssh_config = ssh_config(alias, None)
-            .with_context(|| format!("read SSH config for {alias} with ssh -G"))?;
-        let udp_host = ssh_config
-            .hostname
-            .clone()
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| ssh_destination_host(alias));
         if raw_contains_host_table(&raw, alias) {
             imported.push(ImportedHost {
                 alias: alias.clone(),
                 ssh: alias.clone(),
                 ssh_config: alias.clone(),
-                dosh_host: udp_host,
+                dosh_host: None,
                 port: config.dosh_port,
                 action: ImportAction::Skipped,
             });
             continue;
         }
+        let ssh_config = ssh_config(alias, None)
+            .with_context(|| format!("read SSH config for {alias} with ssh -G"))?;
+        let (block, entry) = imported_host_block(config, alias, &ssh_config);
         raw.push('\n');
-        raw.push_str(&format!("[{}]\n", toml_bare_key_or_quoted(alias)));
-        raw.push_str(&format!("ssh = {}\n", toml_string(alias)));
-        raw.push_str(&format!("ssh_config = {}\n", toml_string(alias)));
-        raw.push_str(&format!("dosh_host = {}\n", toml_string(&udp_host)));
-        raw.push_str(&format!("port = {}\n", config.dosh_port));
-        if let Some(user) = &ssh_config.user {
-            raw.push_str(&format!("user = {}\n", toml_string(user)));
-        }
-        if let Some(port) = ssh_config.port
-            && port != 22
-        {
-            raw.push_str(&format!("ssh_port = {port}\n"));
-        }
-        raw.push_str("predict = true\n");
-        imported.push(ImportedHost {
-            alias: alias.clone(),
-            ssh: alias.clone(),
-            ssh_config: alias.clone(),
-            dosh_host: udp_host,
-            port: config.dosh_port,
-            action: ImportAction::Added,
-        });
+        raw.push_str(&block);
+        imported.push(entry);
     }
     if let Some(parent) = path.parent() {
         fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
@@ -4952,6 +4942,43 @@ fn import_ssh_aliases(
     Ok(imported)
 }
 
+fn imported_host_block(
+    config: &dosh::config::ClientConfig,
+    alias: &str,
+    ssh_config: &SshConfig,
+) -> (String, ImportedHost) {
+    let mut raw = String::new();
+    raw.push_str(&format!("[{}]\n", toml_bare_key_or_quoted(alias)));
+    raw.push_str(&format!("ssh = {}\n", toml_string(alias)));
+    raw.push_str(&format!("ssh_config = {}\n", toml_string(alias)));
+    raw.push_str("# dosh_host = \"server.example.com\"\n");
+    raw.push_str(&format!("port = {}\n", config.dosh_port));
+    if let Some(user) = &ssh_config.user {
+        raw.push_str(&format!("user = {}\n", toml_string(user)));
+    }
+    if let Some(port) = ssh_config.port
+        && port != 22
+    {
+        raw.push_str(&format!("ssh_port = {port}\n"));
+    }
+    raw.push_str("predict = true\n");
+    (
+        raw,
+        ImportedHost {
+            alias: alias.to_string(),
+            ssh: alias.to_string(),
+            ssh_config: alias.to_string(),
+            dosh_host: None,
+            port: config.dosh_port,
+            action: ImportAction::Added,
+        },
+    )
+}
+
+fn imported_dosh_host_display(entry: &ImportedHost) -> &str {
+    entry.dosh_host.as_deref().unwrap_or("ssh")
+}
+
 fn raw_contains_host_table(raw: &str, alias: &str) -> bool {
     let quoted = toml_string(alias);
     raw.lines().any(|line| {
@@ -10616,8 +10643,8 @@ mod tests {
         TERMINAL_SNAPSHOT_RESET, UpdateOptions, UpdateRole, auth_allows, cache_key,
         cache_server_prefix, cleanup_stream_state, clear_cached_credentials,
         effective_update_artifact_tag, ensure_tui_safe_status_overlay, expand_ssh_path_tokens,
-        first_resolved_addr, input_contains_focus_in, input_matches_escape, is_local_status_target,
-        is_resume_response_for_client, latest_release_download_url,
+        first_resolved_addr, imported_host_block, input_contains_focus_in, input_matches_escape,
+        is_local_status_target, is_resume_response_for_client, latest_release_download_url,
         load_first_native_identity_with_prompt, local_symlink_target_is_dir,
         local_username_from_env, native_proxy_udp_warning, newest_client_trace_path_from,
         parse_dynamic_forward, parse_escape_key, parse_local_forward, parse_remote_forward,
@@ -11155,6 +11182,30 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(toml_bare_key_or_quoted("home box"), "\"home box\"");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn imported_ssh_host_block_does_not_bake_derived_udp_host() {
+        let config = ClientConfig {
+            dosh_port: 50000,
+            ..ClientConfig::default()
+        };
+        let ssh_config = SshConfig {
+            hostname: Some("10.0.0.5".to_string()),
+            user: Some("deploy".to_string()),
+            port: Some(2222),
+            ..SshConfig::default()
+        };
+
+        let (block, imported) = imported_host_block(&config, "prod", &ssh_config);
+
+        assert!(block.contains("[prod]\n"));
+        assert!(block.contains("ssh_config = \"prod\"\n"));
+        assert!(block.contains("# dosh_host = \"server.example.com\"\n"));
+        assert!(!block.contains("dosh_host = \"10.0.0.5\""));
+        assert!(block.contains("user = \"deploy\"\n"));
+        assert!(block.contains("ssh_port = 2222\n"));
+        assert_eq!(imported.dosh_host, None);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn strips_user_from_fallback_udp_host() {
         assert_eq!(ssh_destination_host("alice@example.com"), "example.com");