diff --git a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/commands b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/commands
index aaf493ddd..148be9992 100755
--- a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/commands
+++ b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/commands
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ case "$1" in
           done
         ;;
       esac
+    elif [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/VHOST" ]]; then
+      echo "$SCHEME://$(< "$DOKKU_ROOT/VHOST")"
+    else
+      echo "$SCHEME://$(< "$DOKKU_ROOT/HOSTNAME")"
     fi
   ;;
 
diff --git a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/install b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/install
index 99e3bf41e..765d258a3 100755
--- a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/install
+++ b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/install
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ if [[ ! -f  "$DOKKU_ROOT/HOSTNAME" ]]; then
   echo $(hostname -f) > $DOKKU_ROOT/HOSTNAME
 fi
 
+if [[ ! -f  "$DOKKU_ROOT/VHOST" ]]; then
+  [[ $(dig +short $(< "$DOKKU_ROOT/HOSTNAME")) ]] && cp "$DOKKU_ROOT/HOSTNAME" "$DOKKU_ROOT/VHOST"
+fi
+
 # temporary hack for https://github.com/progrium/dokku/issues/82
 # redeploys all apps after a reboot
 case "$DOKKU_DISTRO" in
diff --git a/plugins/domains/commands b/plugins/domains/commands
index 14c7b01a8..3836f90e3 100755
--- a/plugins/domains/commands
+++ b/plugins/domains/commands
@@ -18,19 +18,28 @@ case "$1" in
     APP="$2"; VHOST_PATH="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/VHOST"
 
     if [[ ! -f $VHOST_PATH ]]; then
-      echo "-----> Creating new $VHOST_PATH..."
-      VHOST=$(< "$DOKKU_ROOT/VHOST")
-      SUBDOMAIN=${APP/%\.${VHOST}/}
-      hostname=$(: | pluginhook nginx-hostname $APP $SUBDOMAIN $VHOST)
-      if [[ ! -n $hostname ]]; then
-        if [[ "$APP" == *.* ]] && [[ "$SUBDOMAIN" == "$APP" ]]; then
-          hostname="${APP/\//-}"
-        else
-          hostname="${APP/\//-}.$VHOST"
-        fi
+      if [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/VHOST" ]];then
+        VHOST=$(< "$DOKKU_ROOT/VHOST")
+      else
+        VHOST=$(< "$DOKKU_ROOT/HOSTNAME")
       fi
+      if [[ "$VHOST" =~ ([0-9]{1,3}[\.]){3}[0-9]{1,3} ]];then
+        echo "ip found as hostname. disabling vhost support"
+        [[ ! $(grep -q NO_VHOST "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/ENV") ]] && echo "export NO_VHOST='1'" >> "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/ENV"
+      else
+        echo "-----> Creating new $VHOST_PATH..."
+        SUBDOMAIN=${APP/%\.${VHOST}/}
+        hostname=$(: | pluginhook nginx-hostname $APP $SUBDOMAIN $VHOST)
+        if [[ ! -n $hostname ]]; then
+          if [[ "$APP" == *.* ]] && [[ "$SUBDOMAIN" == "$APP" ]]; then
+            hostname="${APP/\//-}"
+          else
+            hostname="${APP/\//-}.$VHOST"
+          fi
+        fi
 
-      echo $hostname > $VHOST_PATH
+        echo "$hostname" > $VHOST_PATH
+      fi
     fi
     ;;
 
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands
index c961bc5f0..eed58c1e7 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ case "$1" in
     VHOST_PATH="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/VHOST"
     WILDCARD_SSL="$DOKKU_ROOT/tls"
     SSL="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/tls"
-    NONSSL_VHOSTS=`cat $VHOST_PATH`
+
+    [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/ENV" ]] && source $DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/ENV
 
     if [[ ! -n "$NO_VHOST" ]]; then
+      NONSSL_VHOSTS=`cat $VHOST_PATH`
       if [[ -e "$SSL/server.crt" ]] && [[ -e "$SSL/server.key" ]]; then
         SSL_INUSE="$SSL"
         SSL_DIRECTIVES=$(cat <<EOF
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install
index b83cfb411..9e9be1728 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install
@@ -64,10 +64,6 @@ EOF
 
 echo 'server_names_hash_bucket_size 512;' >| /etc/nginx/conf.d/server_names_hash_bucket_size.conf
 
-if [[ ! -f  "$DOKKU_ROOT/VHOST" ]]; then
-  [[ $(dig +short $(< "$DOKKU_ROOT/HOSTNAME")) ]] && cp "$DOKKU_ROOT/HOSTNAME" "$DOKKU_ROOT/VHOST"
-fi
-
 case "$DOKKU_DISTRO" in
   ubuntu)
     /etc/init.d/nginx start