diff --git a/TCP.c b/TCP.c
index d53ae64..c8e3d52 100644
--- a/TCP.c
+++ b/TCP.c
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ int open_tcp(char* ip, int port) {
     struct hostent *server;
     struct sockaddr_in serv_addr;
 
+    server = gethostbyname(ip);
+
     if (server == NULL) {
         perror("Error resolving host");
         exit(1);