diff --git a/custom_components/localtuya/common.py b/custom_components/localtuya/common.py
index cd503c2af..e5ab5aac0 100644
--- a/custom_components/localtuya/common.py
+++ b/custom_components/localtuya/common.py
@@ -185,6 +185,11 @@ async def _make_connection(self):
         """Subscribe localtuya entity events."""
         self.info("Trying to connect to %s...", self._dev_config_entry[CONF_HOST])
 
+        if "addr:" in self._dev_config_entry[CONF_HOST]:
+            self._dev_config_entry[CONF_HOST] = self._dev_config_entry[
+                CONF_HOST
+            ].replace("addr:", "")
+
         try:
             self._interface = await pytuya.connect(
                 self._dev_config_entry[CONF_HOST],