diff --git a/pupil_src/shared_modules/service_ui.py b/pupil_src/shared_modules/service_ui.py
index 17e929d217..8e1d36b42a 100644
--- a/pupil_src/shared_modules/service_ui.py
+++ b/pupil_src/shared_modules/service_ui.py
@@ -137,9 +137,17 @@ def reset_restart():
 
         g_pool.menubar.append(ui.Button("Reset window size", set_window_size))
 
-        pupil_remote_addr = "{}:{}".format(
-            socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname()), g_pool.preferred_remote_port
-        )
+        for *_, (ip, port, *_) in socket.getaddrinfo(
+            "localhost",
+            g_pool.preferred_remote_port,
+            family=socket.AF_INET,
+            type=socket.SOCK_STREAM,
+        ):
+            pupil_remote_addr = f"{ip}:{port}"
+            break
+        else:
+            pupil_remote_addr = "unknown"
+
         g_pool.menubar.append(
             ui.Text_Input(
                 "pupil_remote_addr",