diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/DualShockUDPClient/DualShockUDPClient.cpp b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/DualShockUDPClient/DualShockUDPClient.cpp
index 2247dabbda..dad0844beb 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/DualShockUDPClient/DualShockUDPClient.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/DualShockUDPClient/DualShockUDPClient.cpp
@@ -260,11 +260,18 @@ void InputBackend::HotplugThreadFunc()
         list_ports.pad_request_count = SERVER_ASKED_PADS;
         list_ports.pad_ids = {0, 1, 2, 3};
         msg.Finish();
-        if (server.m_socket.send(&list_ports, sizeof list_ports,
-                                 sf::IpAddress::resolve(server.m_address).value(),
-                                 server.m_port) != sf::Socket::Status::Done)
+        if (std::optional<sf::IpAddress> server_ip = sf::IpAddress::resolve(server.m_address))
         {
-          ERROR_LOG_FMT(CONTROLLERINTERFACE, "DualShockUDPClient HotplugThreadFunc send failed");
+          if (server.m_socket.send(&list_ports, sizeof list_ports, *server_ip, server.m_port) !=
+              sf::Socket::Status::Done)
+          {
+            ERROR_LOG_FMT(CONTROLLERINTERFACE, "DualShockUDPClient HotplugThreadFunc send failed");
+          }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          ERROR_LOG_FMT(CONTROLLERINTERFACE, "DualShockUDPClient failed to resolve {}",
+                        server.m_address);
         }
         timed_out_servers[i] = true;
       }