diff --git a/mxstartup2mxconfig b/mxstartup2mxconfig
index 6315ef1..4851e69 100755
--- a/mxstartup2mxconfig
+++ b/mxstartup2mxconfig
@@ -147,9 +147,18 @@ sub parse_ips {
     
 #    printf "ip = $_\n";
 #    printf "todest = $_todest\n";
-    
-    $ip       = inet_ntoa(scalar gethostbyname($_));
-    $_todest  = inet_ntoa(scalar gethostbyname($_todest));
+
+    if (! ($tmphostname = gethostbyname($_)) ) {
+        printf STDERR "mxvip::$name *ERROR* Can't resolve '$_'. Skipping.\n";
+        next;
+    }
+    $ip       = inet_ntoa($tmphostname);
+
+    if (! ($tmphostname = gethostbyname($_todest)) ) {
+        printf STDERR "mxvip::$name *ERROR* Can't resolve '$_'. Skipping.\n";
+        next;
+    }
+    $_todest  = inet_ntoa($tmphostname);
 
     $H->{$ip} = { device => $device, addressprefix => $addressprefix, ports => {%ports}, todest => $_todest };
   }