diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/xbmc/kore/eventclient/EventServerConnection.java b/app/src/main/java/org/xbmc/kore/eventclient/EventServerConnection.java
index dd5e859..44eaf55 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/xbmc/kore/eventclient/EventServerConnection.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/xbmc/kore/eventclient/EventServerConnection.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import org.xbmc.kore.jsonrpc.HostConnection;
 import org.xbmc.kore.jsonrpc.method.Application;
 import org.xbmc.kore.jsonrpc.type.ApplicationType;
 import org.xbmc.kore.utils.LogUtils;
+import org.xbmc.kore.utils.NetUtils;
 import org.xbmc.kore.utils.Utils;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ public class EventServerConnection {
             @Override
             public void run() {
                 try {
-                    hostInetAddress = InetAddress.getByName(hostInfo.getAddress());
+                    hostInetAddress = NetUtils.getInet4AddressByName(hostInfo.getAddress());
                 } catch (UnknownHostException exc) {
                     LogUtils.LOGD(TAG, "Got an UnknownHostException, disabling EventServer");
                     hostInetAddress = null;
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ public class EventServerConnection {
                 // Get the InetAddress
                 final InetAddress hostInetAddress;
                 try {
-                    hostInetAddress = InetAddress.getByName(hostInfo.getAddress());
+                    hostInetAddress = NetUtils.getInet4AddressByName(hostInfo.getAddress());
                 } catch (UnknownHostException exc) {
                     LogUtils.LOGD(TAG, "Couldn't get host InetAddress");
                     reportTestResult(callerHandler, callerCallback, false);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/xbmc/kore/utils/NetUtils.java b/app/src/main/java/org/xbmc/kore/utils/NetUtils.java
index b4d077b..b27cac6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/xbmc/kore/utils/NetUtils.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/xbmc/kore/utils/NetUtils.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import java.io.FileReader;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.DatagramPacket;
 import java.net.DatagramSocket;
+import java.net.Inet4Address;
 import java.net.InetAddress;
 import java.net.InterfaceAddress;
 import java.net.NetworkInterface;
@@ -36,6 +37,21 @@ import java.util.Enumeration;
 public class NetUtils {
     private static final String TAG = LogUtils.makeLogTag(NetUtils.class);
 
+    /**
+     * Gets an IPv4 address from a host name
+     * @param host The host to look up
+     * @return Inet4Address
+     */
+    public static Inet4Address getInet4AddressByName(String host) throws UnknownHostException {
+        InetAddress[] addrs = InetAddress.getAllByName(host);
+        for (InetAddress addr : addrs) {
+            if (addr instanceof Inet4Address) {
+                return (Inet4Address)addr;
+            }
+        }
+        throw new UnknownHostException("No ipv4 address found");
+    }
+
     /**
      * Convert a IPv4 address from an integer to an InetAddress.
      * @param hostAddress an int corresponding to the IPv4 address in network byte order