diff --git a/Services/Authentication/classes/Frontend/class.ilAuthFrontendCLI.php b/Services/Authentication/classes/Frontend/class.ilAuthFrontendCLI.php
index b74013f23925..17e453592f5d 100644
--- a/Services/Authentication/classes/Frontend/class.ilAuthFrontendCLI.php
+++ b/Services/Authentication/classes/Frontend/class.ilAuthFrontendCLI.php
@@ -26,4 +26,12 @@
  */
 class ilAuthFrontendCLI extends ilAuthFrontend implements ilAuthFrontendInterface
 {
+  /**
+   * This overwrites ilAuthFrontend::checkIp used in ilAuthFrontend::authenticate
+   * since CLI does not set $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']!
+   */
+  protected function checkIp(ilObjUser $user): bool
+  {
+    return true;
+  }
 }