diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index a6f39df..0d79c3a 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -879,6 +879,10 @@ int proxy_getaddrinfo(const char *node, const char *service, const struct addrin
 			goto err2;
 	} else if(node) {
 		af = ((struct sockaddr_in *) &space->sockaddr_space)->sin_family;
+	} else if(!node && !(hints->ai_flags & AI_PASSIVE)) {
+		af = ((struct sockaddr_in *) &space->sockaddr_space)->sin_family = AF_INET;
+		memcpy(&((struct sockaddr_in *) &space->sockaddr_space)->sin_addr,
+		       (char[]){127,0,0,1}, 4);
 	}
 	if(service) mygetservbyname_r(service, NULL, &se_buf, buf, sizeof(buf), &se);