diff --git a/lib/utils/install-srf-locals.js b/lib/utils/install-srf-locals.js
index d1561d4f..a5c6baf1 100644
--- a/lib/utils/install-srf-locals.js
+++ b/lib/utils/install-srf-locals.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 const Mrf = require('drachtio-fsmrf');
 const ip = require('ip');
-const localIp = ip.address();
 const PORT = process.env.HTTP_PORT || 3000;
 const assert = require('assert');
 
@@ -167,6 +166,13 @@ function installSrfLocals(srf, logger) {
     commitInterval: 'test' === process.env.NODE_ENV ? 7 : 20
   });
 
+  let localIp;
+  try {
+    localIp = ip.address();
+  } catch (err) {
+    logger.error({err}, 'installSrfLocals - error detecting local ipv4 address');
+  }
+
   srf.locals = {...srf.locals,
     dbHelpers: {
       client,
@@ -201,8 +207,6 @@ function installSrfLocals(srf, logger) {
       getListPosition
     },
     parentLogger: logger,
-    ipv4: localIp,
-    serviceUrl: `http://${localIp}:${PORT}`,
     getSBC,
     getSmpp: () => {
       return process.env.SMPP_URL;
@@ -213,6 +217,11 @@ function installSrfLocals(srf, logger) {
     writeAlerts,
     AlertType
   };
+
+  if (localIp) {
+    srf.locals.ipv4 = localIp;
+    srf.locals.serviceUrl = `http://${localIp}:${PORT}`;
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = installSrfLocals;