diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index 59d07de..c4cdbb4 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -764,6 +764,11 @@ struct hostent* proxy_gethostbyname_old(const char *name)
 	*hostent_space.h_addr_list = (char*)&resolved_addr;
 	resolved_addr = 0;
 
+	if(pc_isnumericipv4(name)) {
+		strcpy(buff, name);
+		goto got_buff;
+	}
+
 	gethostname(buff,sizeof(buff));
 	if(!strcmp(buff,name))
 		goto got_buff;