1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 3667820a21..80527b782e 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -1156,10 +1156,11 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
 
     if (mapArgs.count("-externalip")) {
         BOOST_FOREACH(const std::string& strAddr, mapMultiArgs["-externalip"]) {
-            CService addrLocal(strAddr, GetListenPort(), fNameLookup);
-            if (!addrLocal.IsValid())
+            CService addrLocal;
+            if (Lookup(strAddr.c_str(), addrLocal, GetListenPort(), fNameLookup) && addrLocal.IsValid())
+                AddLocal(addrLocal, LOCAL_MANUAL);
+            else
                 return InitError(ResolveErrMsg("externalip", strAddr));
-            AddLocal(CService(strAddr, GetListenPort(), fNameLookup), LOCAL_MANUAL);
         }
     }