# Pastebin ZkoK4G3k
diff --git a/includes/discovery/functions.inc.php b/includes/discovery/functions.inc.php
index 3fefbd7..f57859e 100644
--- a/includes/discovery/functions.inc.php
+++ b/includes/discovery/functions.inc.php
@@ -26,15 +26,7 @@ function discover_new_device($hostname, $device='', $method='', $interface='') {
     d_echo("discovering $dst_host\n");

     $ip = gethostbyname($dst_host);
-    if (filter_var($ip, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_IPV4) === false && filter_var($ip, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_IPV6) === false) {
-        // $ip isn't a valid IP so it must be a name.
-        if ($ip == $dst_host) {
-            d_echo("name lookup of $dst_host failed\n");
-
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-    else {
+    if (filter_var($dst_host, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_IPV4) === true || filter_var($dst_host, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_IPV6) === true) {
         if ($config['discovery_by_ip'] === false) {
             d_echo('Discovery by IP disabled, skipping ' . $dst_host);
             return false;