diff --git a/firewall/firewall-add b/firewall/firewall-add
index a5ba7c9..4b1db2e 100755
--- a/firewall/firewall-add
+++ b/firewall/firewall-add
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ name_resolver() {
 		#EXISTS=$(grep -w "$D-" $HOST_FILE); # TODO?
 		if [ -n "$EXISTS" ]; then # selector exists in hosts file
 			# remove all matching selectors and all selctors followed by "-"
-			APP_IP=$(echo $EXISTS | sed s/$D-.//g | sed s/$D//g);
+			#APP_IP=$(echo $EXISTS | sed s/$D-.//g | sed s/$D//g);
+			APP_IP=$(echo "$EXISTS" | awk '{print $1}');
 			debug "APP_IP: "$APP_IP;
 		else
 			debug "no matching APPLICATION NAME found in $HOST_FILE"