diff --git a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_grpc.py b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_grpc.py
index be3cc7e458..620e3f001e 100644
--- a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_grpc.py
+++ b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_grpc.py
@@ -381,9 +381,7 @@ def __init__(
         else:
             # it is an IP
             self._hostname = (
-                "localhost"
-                if ip in ["127.0.0.1", "127.0.1.1", "localhost"]
-                else socket.gethostbyaddr(ip)[0]
+                "localhost" if ip in ["127.0.0.1", "127.0.1.1", "localhost"] else ip
             )
 
         check_valid_ip(ip)