diff --git a/app/finders/db_exports/known_locations.rb b/app/finders/db_exports/known_locations.rb
index 69ad5cf5..6db29397 100644
--- a/app/finders/db_exports/known_locations.rb
+++ b/app/finders/db_exports/known_locations.rb
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ module WPScan
         #
         # @return [ Hash ]
         def potential_urls(opts = {})
-          urls        = {}
-          domain_name = (PublicSuffix.domain(target.uri.host) || target.uri.host)[/(^[\w|-]+)/, 1]
+          urls = {}
 
           File.open(opts[:list]).each_with_index do |path, index|
             path.gsub!('{domain_name}', domain_name)
@@ -51,6 +50,14 @@ module WPScan
           urls
         end
 
+        def domain_name
+          @domain_name ||= if Resolv::AddressRegex.match?(target.uri.host)
+                             target.uri.host
+                           else
+                             (PublicSuffix.domain(target.uri.host) || target.uri.host)[/(^[\w|-]+)/, 1]
+                           end
+        end
+
         def create_progress_bar(opts = {})
           super(opts.merge(title: ' Checking DB Exports -'))
         end
diff --git a/lib/wpscan.rb b/lib/wpscan.rb
index e8e035dd..95500741 100644
--- a/lib/wpscan.rb
+++ b/lib/wpscan.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ require 'uri'
 require 'time'
 require 'readline'
 require 'securerandom'
+require 'resolv'
 # Monkey Patches/Fixes/Override
 require 'wpscan/typhoeus/response' # Adds a from_vuln_api? method
 # Custom Libs
diff --git a/spec/app/finders/db_exports/known_locations_spec.rb b/spec/app/finders/db_exports/known_locations_spec.rb
index 41cb0ff9..cbcf0546 100644
--- a/spec/app/finders/db_exports/known_locations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/app/finders/db_exports/known_locations_spec.rb
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ describe WPScan::Finders::DbExports::KnownLocations do
         expect(finder.potential_urls(opts).keys).to include "#{url}/dc-2.sql"
       end
     end
+
+    context 'when an IP address' do
+      let(:url) { 'http://192.168.1.12' }
+
+      it 'replaces {domain_name} by the IP address' do
+        expect(finder.potential_urls(opts).keys).to include "#{url}/192.168.1.12.sql"
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe '#aggressive' do