diff --git a/sbin/spectre.pl b/sbin/spectre.pl
index bec7c1d0d..dbd23ac4e 100644
--- a/sbin/spectre.pl
+++ b/sbin/spectre.pl
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ STOP
 if ($shutdown) {
 	my $remote = create_ikc_client(
 	        port=>$config->get("port"),
-	        ip=>'127.0.0.1',
+	        ip=>$config->get("ip"),
 	        name=>rand(100000),
         	timeout=>10
         	);
@@ -113,4 +113,4 @@ sub ping {
 	undef $remote;
 	return 0 if ($result eq "pong");
 	return 1;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}