diff --git a/app/management/commands/getnodehostname.py b/app/management/commands/getnodehostname.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..651bcd93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/management/commands/getnodehostname.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import os
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+import socket
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    requires_system_checks = []
+
+    def add_arguments(self, parser):
+        parser.add_argument("host", type=str)
+        
+        super(Command, self).add_arguments(parser)
+
+    def handle(self, **options):
+        host = options.get('host')
+        try:
+            socket.gethostbyname(host)
+            print(host)
+        except:
+            # Try replacing _ with "-"
+            host = host.replace("_", "-")
+            print(host)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f89049ae..abf412e6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "WebODM",
-  "version": "1.9.8",
+  "version": "1.9.9",
   "description": "User-friendly, extendable application and API for processing aerial imagery.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 018ea2e8..d95349b7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ pip-autoremove==0.9.0
 psycopg2==2.8.6
 psycopg2-binary==2.8.6
 PyJWT==1.5.3
-pyodm==1.5.6
+pyodm==1.5.9
 pyparsing==2.4.7
 pytz==2020.1
 rcssmin==1.0.6
 redis==3.2.0
 requests-toolbelt==0.9.1
-requests==2.21.0
+requests>=2.21.0
 rfc3987==1.3.7
 rjsmin==1.0.12
 simplejson==3.10.0
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index f46f2dfc..f5abd204 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ if [[ "$WO_DEFAULT_NODES" > 0 ]]; then
     while [ $i -ne "$WO_DEFAULT_NODES" ]
     do
         i=$(($i+1))
-        python manage.py addnode webodm_node-odm_$i 3000 --label node-odm-$i
+        NODE_HOST=$(python manage.py getnodehostname webodm_node-odm_$i)
+        python manage.py addnode $NODE_HOST 3000 --label node-odm-$i
     done
 fi