diff --git a/service/node.go b/service/node.go
index a8d8a6d..45d67c7 100644
--- a/service/node.go
+++ b/service/node.go
@@ -1522,7 +1522,7 @@ func (s *service) addNodeInformationIntoArray(ctx context.Context, array *Storag
 		log.Infof("Node %s does not have FC or iSCSI initiators and can only be used for NFS exports", s.opts.NodeName)
 	}
 
-	nodeIps, err := utils.GetHostIP(ctx)
+	nodeIps, err := utils.GetHostIP()
 	if err != nil {
 		return status.Error(codes.Unknown, utils.GetMessageWithRunID(rid, "Unable to get node IP. Error: %v", err))
 	}
diff --git a/service/utils/emcutils.go b/service/utils/emcutils.go
index 70e491d..5fdadc4 100644
--- a/service/utils/emcutils.go
+++ b/service/utils/emcutils.go
@@ -145,8 +145,7 @@ func GetFCInitiators(ctx context.Context) ([]string, error) {
 }
 
 // GetHostIP - Utility method to extract Host IP
-func GetHostIP(ctx context.Context) ([]string, error) {
-	log := GetRunidLogger(ctx)
+func GetHostIP() ([]string, error) {
 	cmd := exec.Command("hostname", "-I")
 	cmdOutput := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	cmd.Stdout = cmdOutput
@@ -162,31 +161,21 @@ func GetHostIP(ctx context.Context) ([]string, error) {
 	}
 	output := string(cmdOutput.Bytes())
 	ips := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(output), " ")
-	log.Debugf("Host IPs: %v", ips)
 
 	hostname, err := os.Hostname()
-	log.Debugf("Hostname: %v", hostname)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	var lookupIps []string
 	for _, ip := range ips {
-		if !strings.Contains(ip, ":") {
-			lookupResp, err := net.LookupAddr(ip)
-			log.Debugf("lookupResp: %v for ip: %v", lookupResp, ip)
-			if err == nil {
-				for _, resp := range lookupResp {
-					log.Debugf("resp: %v, hostname: %v", resp, hostname)
-					if strings.Contains(resp, hostname) {
-						lookupIps = append(lookupIps, ip)
-					}
-				}
-			}
+		lookupResp, err := net.LookupAddr(ip)
+		if err == nil && strings.Contains(lookupResp[0], hostname) {
+			lookupIps = append(lookupIps, ip)
 		}
 	}
 	if len(lookupIps) == 0 {
-		return nil, errors.New("host ip not found")
+		lookupIps = append(lookupIps, ips[0])
 	}
 	return lookupIps, nil
 }