diff --git a/designate/mdns/notify.py b/designate/mdns/notify.py
index b7c3632ea..ed842e6d8 100644
--- a/designate/mdns/notify.py
+++ b/designate/mdns/notify.py
@@ -309,4 +309,9 @@ class NotifyEndpoint(base.BaseEndpoint):
         :return: response
         """
         send = dns_query.tcp if CONF['service:mdns'].all_tcp else dns_query.udp
-        return send(dns_message, host, port=port, timeout=timeout)
+        return send(
+            dns_message,
+            socket.gethostbyname(host),
+            port=port,
+            timeout=timeout
+        )
diff --git a/designate/tests/unit/test_mdns/test_notify.py b/designate/tests/unit/test_mdns/test_notify.py
index e61dc4725..e9c81a558 100644
--- a/designate/tests/unit/test_mdns/test_notify.py
+++ b/designate/tests/unit/test_mdns/test_notify.py
@@ -266,9 +266,9 @@ class MdnsNotifyTest(base.BaseTestCase):
     @mock.patch.object(notify.dns_query, 'tcp')
     @mock.patch.object(notify.dns_query, 'udp')
     def test_send_dns_message(self, *mocks):
-        out = self.notify._send_dns_message('msg', 'host', 123, 1)
+        out = self.notify._send_dns_message('msg', '192.0.2.1', 1234, 1)
 
         assert not notify.dns_query.tcp.called
-        notify.dns_query.udp.assert_called_with('msg', 'host', port=123,
+        notify.dns_query.udp.assert_called_with('msg', '192.0.2.1', port=1234,
                                                 timeout=1)
         assert isinstance(out, Mock)