diff --git a/xos/observers/onos/scripts/dockerip.sh b/xos/observers/onos/scripts/dockerip.sh
index 4bf355d..732c3fe 100644
--- a/xos/observers/onos/scripts/dockerip.sh
+++ b/xos/observers/onos/scripts/dockerip.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-#!/bin/sh
+#!/bin/bash
 
-docker inspect --format '{{ .NetworkSettings.IPAddress }}' $1 | tr -d '\n' | tr -d '\r'
+MODE=`docker inspect --format '{{ .HostConfig.NetworkMode }}' $1  | tr -d '\n' | tr -d '\r'`
+if [[ "$MODE" == "host" ]]; then
+    echo -n "127.0.0.1"
+else
+    docker inspect --format '{{ .NetworkSettings.IPAddress }}' $1 | tr -d '\n' | tr -d '\r'
+fi