diff --git a/src/switch_utils.c b/src/switch_utils.c
index ea5bd37051..4a0b818a6a 100644
--- a/src/switch_utils.c
+++ b/src/switch_utils.c
@@ -1071,10 +1071,12 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_find_local_ip(char *buf, int len, int *ma
 	case AF_INET:
 		if (force_local_ip_v4) {
 			switch_copy_string(buf, force_local_ip_v4, len);
+			return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 		}
 	case AF_INET6:
 		if (force_local_ip_v6) {
 			switch_copy_string(buf, force_local_ip_v6, len);
+			return SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 		}
 	default:
 		break;