diff --git a/plugins/remote.py b/plugins/remote.py
index 49b20ead..75008e31 100644
--- a/plugins/remote.py
+++ b/plugins/remote.py
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ def start_server():
 	# Set up a socket
 	server = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
 	try:
-		server.bind((socket.gethostname(), 4242))
+		ip = socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname())
+		print "Remote server binding to: %s" % ip
+		server.bind((ip, 4242))
 	except:
 		print "Could not open port 4242"
 	server.listen(5)