diff --git a/install/tools/ipa-server-install b/install/tools/ipa-server-install
index 6a9d1bc5e..2cc590ed3 100755
--- a/install/tools/ipa-server-install
+++ b/install/tools/ipa-server-install
@@ -598,6 +598,8 @@ def main():
 
     if options.ip_address and options.ip_address != ip:
         if options.setup_dns:
+            if not verify_ip_address(options.ip_address):
+                return 1
             ip = options.ip_address
         else:
             print >>sys.stderr, "Error: the hostname resolves to an IP address that is different"
diff --git a/install/tools/man/ipa-server-install.1 b/install/tools/man/ipa-server-install.1
index 8fb58a0e2..1f2f89f28 100644
--- a/install/tools/man/ipa-server-install.1
+++ b/install/tools/man/ipa-server-install.1
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Configure a self\-signed CA instance for issuing server certificates instead of
 The fully\-qualified DNS name of this server
 .TP
 \fB\-\-ip\-address\fR=\fIIP_ADDRESS\fR
-The IP address of this server
+The IP address of this server. If this address does not match the address the host resolves to and --setup-dns is not selected the installation will fail.
 .TP
 \fB\-U\fR, \fB\-\-unattended\fR
 An unattended installation that will never prompt for user input