diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/network/nio/ConnectionManager.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/network/nio/ConnectionManager.scala
index df4b085d2251e..4dbf4b11751a6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/network/nio/ConnectionManager.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/network/nio/ConnectionManager.scala
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ private[nio] class ConnectionManager(
   Utils.startServiceOnPort[ServerSocketChannel](port, startService, name)
   serverChannel.register(selector, SelectionKey.OP_ACCEPT)
 
-  val id = new ConnectionManagerId(Utils.localHostName, serverChannel.socket.getLocalPort)
+  val id = new ConnectionManagerId(Utils.localIpAddress, serverChannel.socket.getLocalPort)
   logInfo("Bound socket to port " + serverChannel.socket.getLocalPort() + " with id = " + id)
 
   // used in combination with the ConnectionManagerId to create unique Connection ids