diff --git a/include/Host.h b/include/Host.h
index b7299ec41d..63ec1acd96 100644
--- a/include/Host.h
+++ b/include/Host.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class Host : public GenericHost {
   IpAddress ip;
   Mutex *m;
   Mac *mac;
+  u_int8_t num_resolve_attempts;
   time_t nextResolveAttempt, nextSitesUpdate;
 #ifdef NTOPNG_PRO
   CountMinSketch *sent_to_sketch, *rcvd_from_sketch;
diff --git a/src/Host.cpp b/src/Host.cpp
index a3aed9c64f..dd027845b9 100644
--- a/src/Host.cpp
+++ b/src/Host.cpp
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void Host::initialize(u_int8_t _mac[6], u_int16_t _vlanId, bool init_all) {
     mac->incUses();
 
   drop_all_host_traffic = false, dump_host_traffic = false, dhcpUpdated = false,
-    deviceIP = 0, deviceIfIdx = 0;
+    deviceIP = 0, deviceIfIdx = 0, num_resolve_attempts = 0;
   max_new_flows_sec_threshold = CONST_MAX_NEW_FLOWS_SECOND;
   max_num_syn_sec_threshold = CONST_MAX_NUM_SYN_PER_SECOND;
   max_num_active_flows = CONST_MAX_NUM_HOST_ACTIVE_FLOWS, good_low_flow_detected = false;
@@ -642,11 +642,13 @@ char* Host::get_name(char *buf, u_int buf_len, bool force_resolution_if_not_foun
   int rc;
   time_t now = time(NULL);
 
-  if(nextResolveAttempt && ((nextResolveAttempt > now) || (nextResolveAttempt == (time_t)-1))) {
+  if(nextResolveAttempt
+     && ((num_resolve_attempts > 1) || (nextResolveAttempt > now) || (nextResolveAttempt == (time_t)-1))) {
     return(symbolic_name);
   } else
     nextResolveAttempt = ntop->getPrefs()->is_dns_resolution_enabled() ? now + MIN_HOST_RESOLUTION_FREQUENCY : (time_t)-1;
 
+  num_resolve_attempts++;
   addr = ip.print(buf, buf_len);
 
   if((symbolic_name != NULL) && strcmp(symbolic_name, addr))