diff --git a/lbrynet/dht/node.py b/lbrynet/dht/node.py
index 68a345a23..89053af03 100644
--- a/lbrynet/dht/node.py
+++ b/lbrynet/dht/node.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import logging
 import asyncio
 import typing
-import socket
 import binascii
 import contextlib
+from lbrynet.utils import resolve_host
 from lbrynet.dht import constants
 from lbrynet.dht.error import RemoteException
 from lbrynet.dht.protocol.async_generator_junction import AsyncGeneratorJunction
@@ -116,26 +116,22 @@ class Node:
             log.warning("Already bound to port %s", self.listening_port)
 
     async def join_network(self, interface: typing.Optional[str] = '',
-                           known_node_urls: typing.Optional[typing.List[typing.Tuple[str, int]]] = None,
-                           known_node_addresses: typing.Optional[typing.List[typing.Tuple[str, int]]] = None):
+                           known_node_urls: typing.Optional[typing.List[typing.Tuple[str, int]]] = None):
         if not self.listening_port:
             await self.start_listening(interface)
         self.protocol.ping_queue.start()
         self._refresh_task = self.loop.create_task(self.refresh_node())
 
         # resolve the known node urls
-        known_node_addresses = known_node_addresses or []
+        known_node_addresses = []
         url_to_addr = {}
 
         if known_node_urls:
             for host, port in known_node_urls:
-                info = await self.loop.getaddrinfo(
-                    host, 'https',
-                    proto=socket.IPPROTO_TCP,
-                )
-                if (info[0][4][0], port) not in known_node_addresses:
-                    known_node_addresses.append((info[0][4][0], port))
-                    url_to_addr[info[0][4][0]] = host
+                address = await resolve_host(host)
+                if (address, port) not in known_node_addresses:
+                    known_node_addresses.append((address, port))
+                    url_to_addr[address] = host
 
         if known_node_addresses:
             while not self.protocol.routing_table.get_peers():
diff --git a/lbrynet/stream/downloader.py b/lbrynet/stream/downloader.py
index a53b1350c..7017548fe 100644
--- a/lbrynet/stream/downloader.py
+++ b/lbrynet/stream/downloader.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import asyncio
 import typing
-import socket
 import logging
+from lbrynet.utils import resolve_host
 from lbrynet.stream.assembler import StreamAssembler
 from lbrynet.stream.descriptor import StreamDescriptor
 from lbrynet.blob_exchange.downloader import BlobDownloader
@@ -20,14 +20,6 @@ def drain_into(a: list, b: list):
         b.append(a.pop())
 
 
-async def resolve_host(loop: asyncio.BaseEventLoop, url: str):
-    info = await loop.getaddrinfo(
-        url, 'https',
-        proto=socket.IPPROTO_TCP,
-    )
-    return info[0][4][0]
-
-
 class StreamDownloader(StreamAssembler):
     def __init__(self, loop: asyncio.BaseEventLoop, config: 'Config', blob_manager: 'BlobFileManager', sd_hash: str,
                  output_dir: typing.Optional[str] = None, output_file_name: typing.Optional[str] = None):
@@ -78,7 +70,7 @@ class StreamDownloader(StreamAssembler):
     def add_fixed_peers(self):
         async def _add_fixed_peers():
             self.peer_queue.put_nowait([
-                KademliaPeer(self.loop, address=(await resolve_host(self.loop, url)), tcp_port=port + 1)
+                KademliaPeer(self.loop, address=(await resolve_host(url)), tcp_port=port + 1)
                 for url, port in self.config.reflector_servers
             ])
         if self.config.reflector_servers:
diff --git a/lbrynet/utils.py b/lbrynet/utils.py
index 609367fb1..6b0265ff6 100644
--- a/lbrynet/utils.py
+++ b/lbrynet/utils.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import json
 import typing
 import asyncio
 import logging
+import ipaddress
 import pkg_resources
 from lbrynet.schema.claim import ClaimDict
 from lbrynet.cryptoutils import get_lbry_hash_obj
@@ -136,3 +137,16 @@ def cancel_tasks(tasks: typing.List[typing.Optional[asyncio.Task]]):
 def drain_tasks(tasks: typing.List[typing.Optional[asyncio.Task]]):
     while tasks:
         cancel_task(tasks.pop())
+
+
+async def resolve_host(url: str) -> str:
+    try:
+        if ipaddress.ip_address(url):
+            return url
+    except ValueError:
+        pass
+    loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+    return (await loop.getaddrinfo(
+        url, 'https',
+        proto=socket.IPPROTO_TCP,
+    ))[0][4][0]