diff --git a/main/dnsmgr.c b/main/dnsmgr.c
index 23e1ab6..c7ff29e 100644
--- a/main/dnsmgr.c
+++ b/main/dnsmgr.c
@@ -131,6 +131,17 @@ int ast_dnsmgr_lookup(const char *name, struct ast_sockaddr *result, struct ast_
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	/* if it's actually an IP address and not a name,
+	   there's no need for a managed lookup */
+	if (AF_INET == result->ss.ss_family) {
+		struct sockaddr_in *ip_result = (struct sockaddr_in*)&result->ss;
+		if (inet_aton(name, &ip_result->sin_addr)) {
+			ip_result->sin_family = AF_INET;
+            result->len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in);
+            return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
 	ast_verb(4, "doing dnsmgr_lookup for '%s'\n", name);
 
 	/* do a lookup now but add a manager so it will automagically get updated in the background */