diff --git a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/transport/verification/OpenSSHKnownHosts.java b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/transport/verification/OpenSSHKnownHosts.java
index 53d1d739..dcf68a49 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/transport/verification/OpenSSHKnownHosts.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/schmizz/sshj/transport/verification/OpenSSHKnownHosts.java
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ public class OpenSSHKnownHosts
         @Override
         public boolean appliesTo(KeyType type, String host)
                 throws IOException {
-            return type == this.type && hostnames.contains(host);
+            return type == this.type && hosts.contains(host);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/net/schmizz/sshj/transport/verification/OpenSSHKnownHostsTest.java b/src/test/java/net/schmizz/sshj/transport/verification/OpenSSHKnownHostsTest.java
index 89d6769c..019a5ccc 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/schmizz/sshj/transport/verification/OpenSSHKnownHostsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/schmizz/sshj/transport/verification/OpenSSHKnownHostsTest.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import java.security.PublicKey;
 
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.equalTo;
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.instanceOf;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ public class OpenSSHKnownHostsTest {
 
         assertTrue(kh.verify("schmizz.net", 22, key));
         assertTrue(kh.verify("69.163.155.180", 22, key));
+        assertFalse(kh.verify("69.163.155.18", 22, key));
     }
 
     @Test