diff --git a/source/libs/sync/src/syncUtil.c b/source/libs/sync/src/syncUtil.c
index d12c5058cc..99950c54e5 100644
--- a/source/libs/sync/src/syncUtil.c
+++ b/source/libs/sync/src/syncUtil.c
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
  */
 
 #include "syncUtil.h"
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+
 #include "syncEnv.h"
 
 void addEpIntoEpSet(SEpSet* pEpSet, const char* fqdn, uint16_t port);
@@ -22,7 +28,20 @@ void addEpIntoEpSet(SEpSet* pEpSet, const char* fqdn, uint16_t port);
 uint64_t syncUtilAddr2U64(const char* host, uint16_t port) {
   uint64_t u64;
   uint32_t hostU32 = (uint32_t)taosInetAddr(host);
-  // assert(hostU32 != (uint32_t)-1);
+  if (hostU32 == (uint32_t)-1) {
+    struct hostent* hostEnt = gethostbyname(host);
+    if (hostEnt == NULL) {
+      sError("Get IP address error");
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+    const char* newHost = taosInetNtoa(*(struct in_addr*)(hostEnt->h_addr_list[0]));
+    hostU32 = (uint32_t)taosInetAddr(newHost);
+    if (hostU32 == (uint32_t)-1) {
+      sError("change %s to id, error", newHost);
+    }
+    // ASSERT(hostU32 != (uint32_t)-1);
+  }
   u64 = (((uint64_t)hostU32) << 32) | (((uint32_t)port) << 16);
   return u64;
 }