diff --git a/orte/mca/oob/tcp/oob_tcp_connection.c b/orte/mca/oob/tcp/oob_tcp_connection.c
index 05fbe6085e..f25674693e 100644
--- a/orte/mca/oob/tcp/oob_tcp_connection.c
+++ b/orte/mca/oob/tcp/oob_tcp_connection.c
@@ -255,6 +255,9 @@ void mca_oob_tcp_peer_try_connect(int fd, short args, void *cbdata)
         /* no address succeeded, so we cannot reach this peer */
         peer->state = MCA_OOB_TCP_FAILED;
         host = orte_get_proc_hostname(&(peer->name));
+        if (NULL == host) {
+            host = opal_net_get_hostname((struct sockaddr*)&(peer->active_addr->addr));
+        }
         /* use an opal_output here instead of show_help as we may well
          * not be connected to the HNP at this point */
         opal_output(orte_clean_output,