diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/local.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/local.py
index 7d538b8fd..3d429afb9 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/local.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/local.py
@@ -73,8 +73,11 @@ INTERNAL_IPS = ["127.0.0.1", "10.0.2.2"]
 if env("USE_DOCKER") == "yes":
     import socket
 
-    hostname, _, ips = socket.gethostbyname_ex("host.docker.internal")
-    INTERNAL_IPS += [".".join(ip.split(".")[:-1] + ["1"]) for ip in ips]
+    try:
+        hostname, _, ips = socket.gethostbyname_ex("host.docker.internal")
+        INTERNAL_IPS += [".".join(ip.split(".")[:-1] + ["1"]) for ip in ips]
+    except socket.gaierror:
+        pass
     {%- if cookiecutter.frontend_pipeline in ['Gulp', 'Webpack'] %}
     try:
         _, _, ips = socket.gethostbyname_ex("node")