diff --git a/wally/discover/node.py b/wally/discover/node.py
index dc1c9b0..8659fe6 100644
--- a/wally/discover/node.py
+++ b/wally/discover/node.py
@@ -10,9 +10,14 @@
         self.monitor_url = None
 
     def get_ip(self):
+        if self.conn_url == 'local':
+            return '127.0.0.1'
         return urlparse.urlparse(self.conn_url).hostname
 
     def get_conn_id(self):
+        if self.conn_url == 'local':
+            return '127.0.0.1'
+
         host = urlparse.urlparse(self.conn_url).hostname
         port = urlparse.urlparse(self.conn_url).port