diff --git a/rsc/src/main/java/org/apache/livy/rsc/RSCConf.java b/rsc/src/main/java/org/apache/livy/rsc/RSCConf.java
index d2496b56e..2e2c77590 100644
--- a/rsc/src/main/java/org/apache/livy/rsc/RSCConf.java
+++ b/rsc/src/main/java/org/apache/livy/rsc/RSCConf.java
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ public String findLocalAddress() throws IOException {
           }
         }
       }
+    } else {
+      LOG.warn("Your hostname, {}, resolves to an external address; using {}.",
+          address.getCanonicalHostName(), address.getHostAddress());
+      return address.getHostAddress();
     }
 
     LOG.warn("Your hostname, {}, resolves to a loopback address, but we couldn't find "