Tolerate no remote resolution

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/jdisc_http_service/src/main/java/com/yahoo/jdisc/http/HttpRequest.java b/jdisc_http_service/src/main/java/com/yahoo/jdisc/http/HttpRequest.java
index a70441b0c64..ff80a8a845d 100644
--- a/jdisc_http_service/src/main/java/com/yahoo/jdisc/http/HttpRequest.java
+++ b/jdisc_http_service/src/main/java/com/yahoo/jdisc/http/HttpRequest.java
@@ -122,12 +122,18 @@ public class HttpRequest extends Request implements ServletOrJdiscHttpRequest {
         return version;
     }
 
+    /** Returns the remove address, or null if unresolved */
     @Override
     public String getRemoteHostAddress() {
-        if (remoteAddress instanceof InetSocketAddress)
-            return ((InetSocketAddress) remoteAddress).getAddress().getHostAddress();
-        else
+        if (remoteAddress instanceof InetSocketAddress) {
+            InetAddress remoteInetAddress =  ((InetSocketAddress) remoteAddress).getAddress();
+            if (remoteInetAddress == null)
+                return null;
+            return remoteInetAddress.getHostAddress();
+        }
+        else {
             throw new RuntimeException("Unknown SocketAddress class: " + remoteAddress.getClass().getName());
+        }
     }
 
     @Override