diff --git a/gns3server/controller/compute.py b/gns3server/controller/compute.py
index f3373c462..7437d796d 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/compute.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/compute.py
@@ -214,7 +214,10 @@ class Compute:
         """
         Return the IP associated to the host
         """
-        return socket.gethostbyname(self._host)
+        try:
+            return socket.gethostbyname(self._host)
+        except socket.gaierror:
+            return '0.0.0.0'
 
     @host.setter
     def host(self, host):