diff --git a/docs/plans/host-migration-to-opentofu.md b/docs/plans/host-migration-to-opentofu.md
index 14c66a6..4a54292 100644
--- a/docs/plans/host-migration-to-opentofu.md
+++ b/docs/plans/host-migration-to-opentofu.md
@@ -188,3 +188,8 @@ the same cleanup steps as the jump host.
   the new one is provisioned (or use a temporary IP and swap after verification)
 - Stateful migrations should be done during low-usage windows
 - After all migrations are complete, the only hosts not in OpenTofu will be ca (deferred)
+- Since many hosts are being recreated, this is a good opportunity to establish consistent
+  hostname naming conventions before provisioning the new VMs. Current naming is inconsistent
+  (e.g. `ns1` vs `nix-cache01`, `ha1` vs `auth01`, `pgdb1` vs `http-proxy`). Decide on a
+  convention before starting migrations — e.g. whether to always use numeric suffixes, a
+  consistent format like `service-NN`, role-based vs function-based names, etc.