diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Module.cpp b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Module.cpp
index b5133d8b0..e36f69c1c 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Module.cpp
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/src/Module.cpp
@@ -1046,7 +1046,7 @@ void Module::setDestinationUDPIP(const IpAddr ip) {
     if (ip == 0) {
         throw RuntimeError("Invalid destination udp ip address");
     }
-    if (ip.str() == LOCALHOST_IP) {
+    if (ip.str() == LOCALHOST_IP && !isVirtualDetectorServer()) {
         throw RuntimeError("Invalid destination udp ip. Change rx_hostname "
                            "from localhost or change udp_dstip from auto?");
     }
@@ -1069,8 +1069,8 @@ void Module::setDestinationUDPIP2(const IpAddr ip) {
     if (ip == 0) {
         throw RuntimeError("Invalid destination udp ip address2");
     }
-    if (ip.str() == LOCALHOST_IP) {
-        throw RuntimeError("Invalid destination udp ip. Change rx_hostname "
+    if (ip.str() == LOCALHOST_IP && !isVirtualDetectorServer()) {
+        throw RuntimeError("Invalid destination udp ip2. Change rx_hostname "
                            "from localhost or change udp_dstip from auto?");
     }
     sendToDetector(F_SET_DEST_UDP_IP2, ip, nullptr);
diff --git a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/ClientInterface.cpp b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/ClientInterface.cpp
index 55979eeec..9fa919359 100644
--- a/slsReceiverSoftware/src/ClientInterface.cpp
+++ b/slsReceiverSoftware/src/ClientInterface.cpp
@@ -1388,10 +1388,6 @@ int ClientInterface::set_read_n_rows(Interface &socket) {
 }
 
 sls::MacAddr ClientInterface::setUdpIp(sls::IpAddr arg) {
-    if (arg.str() == LOCALHOST_IP) {
-        throw RuntimeError("Invalid destination udp ip. Change rx_hostname "
-                           "from localhost or change udp_dstip from auto?");
-    }
     LOG(logINFO) << "Received UDP IP: " << arg;
     // getting eth
     std::string eth = sls::IpToInterfaceName(arg.str());
@@ -1414,7 +1410,7 @@ sls::MacAddr ClientInterface::setUdpIp(sls::IpAddr arg) {
 
     // get mac address
     auto retval = sls::InterfaceNameToMac(eth);
-    if (retval == 0) {
+    if (retval == 0 && arg.str() != LOCALHOST_IP) {
         throw RuntimeError("Failed to get udp mac adddress to listen to (eth:" +
                            eth + ", ip:" + arg.str() + ")\n");
     }
@@ -1430,10 +1426,6 @@ int ClientInterface::set_udp_ip(Interface &socket) {
 }
 
 sls::MacAddr ClientInterface::setUdpIp2(sls::IpAddr arg) {
-    if (arg.str() == LOCALHOST_IP) {
-        throw RuntimeError("Invalid destination udp ip. Change rx_hostname "
-                           "from localhost or change udp_dstip from auto?");
-    }
     LOG(logINFO) << "Received UDP IP2: " << arg;
     // getting eth
     std::string eth = sls::IpToInterfaceName(arg.str());
@@ -1453,7 +1445,7 @@ sls::MacAddr ClientInterface::setUdpIp2(sls::IpAddr arg) {
 
     // get mac address
     auto retval = sls::InterfaceNameToMac(eth);
-    if (retval == 0) {
+    if (retval == 0 && arg.str() != LOCALHOST_IP) {
         throw RuntimeError(
             "Failed to get udp mac adddress2 to listen to (eth:" + eth +
             ", ip:" + arg.str() + ")\n");