diff --git a/src/source/Ice/Network.c b/src/source/Ice/Network.c
index a695838da8..b5568bb97b 100644
--- a/src/source/Ice/Network.c
+++ b/src/source/Ice/Network.c
@@ -35,48 +35,51 @@ STATUS getLocalhostIpAddresses(PKvsIpAddress destIpList, PUINT32 pDestIpListLen,
     CHK(retWinStatus == ERROR_SUCCESS, STATUS_GET_LOCAL_IP_ADDRESSES_FAILED);
 
     for (aa = adapterAddresses; aa != NULL && ipCount < destIpListLen; aa = aa->Next) {
-        char ifa_name[BUFSIZ];
-        memset(ifa_name, 0, BUFSIZ);
-        WideCharToMultiByte(CP_ACP, 0, aa->FriendlyName, wcslen(aa->FriendlyName), ifa_name, BUFSIZ, NULL, NULL);
-
-        for (ua = aa->FirstUnicastAddress; ua != NULL; ua = ua->Next) {
-            if (filter != NULL) {
-                DLOGI("Callback set to allow network interface filtering");
-                // The callback evaluates to a FALSE if the application is interested in black listing an interface
-                if (filter(customData, ifa_name) == FALSE) {
-                    filterSet = FALSE;
-                } else {
-                    filterSet = TRUE;
+        // Skip inactive interfaces and loop back interfaces
+        if (aa->OperStatus == IfOperStatusUp && aa->IfType != IF_TYPE_SOFTWARE_LOOPBACK) {
+            char ifa_name[BUFSIZ];
+            memset(ifa_name, 0, BUFSIZ);
+            WideCharToMultiByte(CP_ACP, 0, aa->FriendlyName, wcslen(aa->FriendlyName), ifa_name, BUFSIZ, NULL, NULL);
+
+            for (ua = aa->FirstUnicastAddress; ua != NULL; ua = ua->Next) {
+                if (filter != NULL) {
+                    DLOGI("Callback set to allow network interface filtering");
+                    // The callback evaluates to a FALSE if the application is interested in black listing an interface
+                    if (filter(customData, ifa_name) == FALSE) {
+                        filterSet = FALSE;
+                    } else {
+                        filterSet = TRUE;
+                    }
                 }
-            }
-
-            // If filter is set, ensure the details are collected for the interface
-            if (filterSet == TRUE) {
-                int family = ua->Address.lpSockaddr->sa_family;
-
-                if (family == AF_INET) {
-                    destIpList[ipCount].family = KVS_IP_FAMILY_TYPE_IPV4;
-                    destIpList[ipCount].port = 0;
-
-                    pIpv4Addr = (struct sockaddr_in*) (ua->Address.lpSockaddr);
-                    MEMCPY(destIpList[ipCount].address, &pIpv4Addr->sin_addr, IPV4_ADDRESS_LENGTH);
-                } else {
-                    destIpList[ipCount].family = KVS_IP_FAMILY_TYPE_IPV6;
-                    destIpList[ipCount].port = 0;
 
-                    pIpv6Addr = (struct sockaddr_in6*) (ua->Address.lpSockaddr);
-                    // Ignore unspecified addres: the other peer can't use this address
-                    // Ignore link local: not very useful and will add work unnecessarily
-                    // Ignore site local: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8445#section-5.1.1.1
-                    if (IN6_IS_ADDR_UNSPECIFIED(&pIpv6Addr->sin6_addr) || IN6_IS_ADDR_LINKLOCAL(&pIpv6Addr->sin6_addr) ||
-                        IN6_IS_ADDR_SITELOCAL(&pIpv6Addr->sin6_addr)) {
-                        continue;
+                // If filter is set, ensure the details are collected for the interface
+                if (filterSet == TRUE) {
+                    int family = ua->Address.lpSockaddr->sa_family;
+
+                    if (family == AF_INET) {
+                        destIpList[ipCount].family = KVS_IP_FAMILY_TYPE_IPV4;
+                        destIpList[ipCount].port = 0;
+
+                        pIpv4Addr = (struct sockaddr_in*) (ua->Address.lpSockaddr);
+                        MEMCPY(destIpList[ipCount].address, &pIpv4Addr->sin_addr, IPV4_ADDRESS_LENGTH);
+                    } else {
+                        destIpList[ipCount].family = KVS_IP_FAMILY_TYPE_IPV6;
+                        destIpList[ipCount].port = 0;
+
+                        pIpv6Addr = (struct sockaddr_in6*) (ua->Address.lpSockaddr);
+                        // Ignore unspecified addres: the other peer can't use this address
+                        // Ignore link local: not very useful and will add work unnecessarily
+                        // Ignore site local: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8445#section-5.1.1.1
+                        if (IN6_IS_ADDR_UNSPECIFIED(&pIpv6Addr->sin6_addr) || IN6_IS_ADDR_LINKLOCAL(&pIpv6Addr->sin6_addr) ||
+                            IN6_IS_ADDR_SITELOCAL(&pIpv6Addr->sin6_addr)) {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        MEMCPY(destIpList[ipCount].address, &pIpv6Addr->sin6_addr, IPV6_ADDRESS_LENGTH);
                     }
-                    MEMCPY(destIpList[ipCount].address, &pIpv6Addr->sin6_addr, IPV6_ADDRESS_LENGTH);
-                }
 
-                // in case of overfilling destIpList
-                ipCount++;
+                    // in case of overfilling destIpList
+                    ipCount++;
+                }
             }
         }
     }