diff --git a/ironic_inspector/common/ironic.py b/ironic_inspector/common/ironic.py
index 9d4a111de..eb8d6a76a 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector/common/ironic.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector/common/ironic.py
@@ -137,11 +137,8 @@ def get_ipmi_address(node):
                 elif family == socket.AF_INET6:
                     ipv6 = ip
         except socket.gaierror:
-            msg = _('Failed to resolve the hostname (%(value)s)'
-                    ' for node %(uuid)s')
-            raise utils.Error(msg % {'value': value,
-                                     'uuid': node.id},
-                              node_info=node)
+            LOG.warning('Failed to resolve the hostname (%s)'
+                        ' for node %s', value, node.id, node_info=node)
 
         return (value, ipv4, ipv6) if ipv4 or ipv6 else none_address
     return none_address
diff --git a/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_common_ironic.py b/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_common_ironic.py
index bf538a916..0848db6f6 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_common_ironic.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector/test/unit/test_common_ironic.py
@@ -71,14 +71,6 @@ class TestGetIpmiAddress(base.BaseTest):
         mock_socket.assert_called_once_with(self.ipmi_address, None, 0, 0,
                                             socket.SOL_TCP)
 
-    @mock.patch('socket.getaddrinfo', autospec=True)
-    def test_bad_hostname_errors(self, mock_socket):
-        node = mock.Mock(spec=['driver_info', 'uuid'],
-                         driver_info={'ipmi_address': 'meow'},
-                         id='uuid1')
-        mock_socket.side_effect = socket.gaierror('Boom')
-        self.assertRaises(utils.Error, ir_utils.get_ipmi_address, node)
-
     def test_additional_fields(self):
         node = mock.Mock(spec=['driver_info', 'uuid'],
                          driver_info={'foo': self.ipmi_ipv4})
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/ignore-resolve-error-5c20514598e0dbbf.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/ignore-resolve-error-5c20514598e0dbbf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47ebc75a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/ignore-resolve-error-5c20514598e0dbbf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    No longer throws an exception if an address of some node cannot be
+    resolved, but just logs a warning instead. This fixes the issue that
+    if an address of any other node is not resolvable, no new node can be
+    registered, even if its own address is resolvable.