diff --git a/TShockAPI/Tools.cs b/TShockAPI/Tools.cs
index ed0e7a78..6cafaf72 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/Tools.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/Tools.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Net;
 using System.Text;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
 using Terraria;
@@ -498,7 +499,9 @@ namespace TShockAPI
                 }
                 if (args[0].Equals(ip))
                 {
-                    return GetGroup(args[1]);
+                    IPHostEntry host = Dns.GetHostEntry(args[1]);
+                    IPAddress[] ipaddr = host.AddressList;
+                    return GetGroup(ipaddr.GetValue(0).ToString());
                 }
             }
             sr.Close();