diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index fd8f162..95febc7 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class CloudInitApp:
         try:
             self.hostinfo = socket.gethostbyaddr(self.remoteip)
         except socket.herror:
-            pass
+            self.hostinfo = ('localhost', )
 
     def _redirect_if_needed(self):
         filepath = os.path.join(PATH, "data", self.hostinfo[0],