diff --git a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_socket/mod_event_socket.c b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_socket/mod_event_socket.c
index 9861d83372..ac98415aad 100644
--- a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_socket/mod_event_socket.c
+++ b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_socket/mod_event_socket.c
@@ -2244,6 +2244,10 @@ static int config(void)
 		prefs.nat_map = 0;
 	}
 
+	if (prefs.nat_map && !switch_check_network_list_ip(prefs.ip, "loopback.auto")) {
+		prefs.nat_map = 0;
+	}
+
 	if (!prefs.port) {
 		prefs.port = 8021;
 	}