diff --git a/pytest_parallel/plugin.py b/pytest_parallel/plugin.py
index f4d9577..4b78842 100644
--- a/pytest_parallel/plugin.py
+++ b/pytest_parallel/plugin.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
     )
 
     parser.addoption('--n-workers', dest='n_workers', type=int, help='Max number of processes to run in parallel')
-    parser.addoption('--scheduler-ip', dest='scheduler_ip', type=str, help='IP address of the SLURM-scheduling pytest process (i.e. IP of the host node where you launch pytest). Defaults to first IP returned by `hostname -I`')
 
     parser.addoption('--slurm-options', dest='slurm_options', type=str, help='list of SLURM options e.g. "--time=00:30:00 --qos=my_queue --n_tasks=4"')
     parser.addoption('--slurm-additional-cmds', dest='slurm_additional_cmds', type=str, help='list of commands to pass to SLURM job e.g. "source my_env.sh"')
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
     # Get options and check dependent/incompatible options
     scheduler = config.getoption('scheduler')
     n_workers = config.getoption('n_workers')
-    scheduler_ip = config.getoption('scheduler_ip')
     slurm_options = config.getoption('slurm_options')
     slurm_additional_cmds = config.getoption('slurm_additional_cmds')
     slurm_worker = config.getoption('_worker')
@@ -68,7 +66,6 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
         assert not slurm_options, 'Option `--slurm-options` only available when `--scheduler=slurm`'
         assert not slurm_additional_cmds, 'Option `--slurm-additional-cmds` only available when `--scheduler=slurm`'
         assert not slurm_file, 'Option `--slurm-file` only available when `--scheduler=slurm`'
-        assert not scheduler_ip, 'Option `--scheduler-ip` only available when `--scheduler=slurm`'
 
     if scheduler == 'slurm' and not slurm_worker:
         assert slurm_options or slurm_file, 'You need to specify either `--slurm-options` or `--slurm-file` when `--scheduler=slurm`'
@@ -101,7 +98,6 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
             'additional_cmds': slurm_additional_cmds,
             'file'           : slurm_file,
             'sub_command'    : slurm_sub_command,
-            'scheduler_ip'   : scheduler_ip,
         }
         plugin = ProcessScheduler(main_invoke_params, n_workers, slurm_conf, detach)
 
diff --git a/pytest_parallel/process_scheduler.py b/pytest_parallel/process_scheduler.py
index 5de1579..e84aa38 100644
--- a/pytest_parallel/process_scheduler.py
+++ b/pytest_parallel/process_scheduler.py
@@ -31,18 +31,38 @@ def parse_job_id_from_submission_output(s):
     import re
     return int(re.search(r'\d+', str(s)).group())
 
+
+# https://stackoverflow.com/a/34177358
+def command_exists(cmd_name):
+    """Check whether `name` is on PATH and marked as executable."""
+    from shutil import which
+    return which(cmd_name) is not None
+
+def _get_my_ip_address():
+  hostname = socket.gethostname()
+
+  assert command_exists('tracepath'), 'pytest_parallel SLURM scheduler: command `tracepath` is not available'
+  cmd = ['tracepath','-4','-n',hostname]
+  r = subprocess.run(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+  assert r.returncode==0, f'pytest_parallel SLURM scheduler: error running command `{" ".join(cmd)}`'
+  ips = r.stdout.decode("utf-8")
+
+  try:
+    my_ip = ips.split('\n')[0].split(':')[1].split()[0]
+  except:
+    assert 0, f'pytest_parallel SLURM scheduler: error parsing result `{ips}` of command `{" ".join(cmd)}`'
+  import ipaddress
+  try:
+    ipaddress.ip_address(my_ip)
+  except ValueError:
+    assert 0, f'pytest_parallel SLURM scheduler: error parsing result `{ips}` of command `{" ".join(cmd)}`'
+
+  return my_ip
+
+
 def submit_items(items_to_run, socket, main_invoke_params, slurm_ntasks, slurm_conf):
     # Find IP our address
-    r = subprocess.run(['hostname','-I'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-    assert r.returncode==0, f'SLURM scheduler: error getting IP address of {socket.gethostname()} with `hostname -I`'
-    ips = r.stdout.decode("utf-8").strip().split()
-    assert len(ips) > 0, f'SLURM scheduler: error getting IP address of {socket.gethostname()}, `hostname -I` returned no address'
-    if slurm_conf['scheduler_ip'] is not None:
-        given_ip = slurm_conf['scheduler_ip']
-        assert given_ip in ips, f'address {given_ip} given by `--scheduler-ip` is in those given by `hostname -I`'
-        SCHEDULER_IP_ADDRESS = given_ip
-    else:
-        SCHEDULER_IP_ADDRESS = ips[0]
+    SCHEDULER_IP_ADDRESS = _get_my_ip_address()
 
     # setup master's socket
     socket.bind((SCHEDULER_IP_ADDRESS, 0)) # 0: let the OS choose an available port