diff --git a/cfg/rippled-example.cfg b/cfg/rippled-example.cfg
index e5a208c56..be9f22815 100644
--- a/cfg/rippled-example.cfg
+++ b/cfg/rippled-example.cfg
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@
 #
 #   source_ip = <IP-address>
 #
-#       Required. IP address of the ETL source
+#       Required. IP address of the ETL source. Can also be a DNS record.
 #
 #   source_ws_port = <number>
 #
diff --git a/src/ripple/app/reporting/ETLSource.cpp b/src/ripple/app/reporting/ETLSource.cpp
index 2a249cd87..5036ca910 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/reporting/ETLSource.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/reporting/ETLSource.cpp
@@ -63,14 +63,28 @@ ETLSource::ETLSource(
     , app_(etl_.getApplication())
     , timer_(ioc_)
 {
+    std::string connectionString;
+    try
+    {
+        connectionString =
+            beast::IP::Endpoint(
+                boost::asio::ip::make_address(ip_), std::stoi(grpcPort_))
+                .to_string();
+
+        JLOG(journal_.info())
+            << "Using IP to connect to ETL source: " << connectionString;
+    }
+    catch (std::exception const&)
+    {
+        connectionString = "dns:" + ip_ + ":" + grpcPort_;
+        JLOG(journal_.info())
+            << "Using DNS to connect to ETL source: " << connectionString;
+    }
     try
     {
         stub_ = org::xrpl::rpc::v1::XRPLedgerAPIService::NewStub(
             grpc::CreateChannel(
-                beast::IP::Endpoint(
-                    boost::asio::ip::make_address(ip_), std::stoi(grpcPort_))
-                    .to_string(),
-                grpc::InsecureChannelCredentials()));
+                connectionString, grpc::InsecureChannelCredentials()));
         JLOG(journal_.info()) << "Made stub for remote = " << toString();
     }
     catch (std::exception const& e)