diff --git a/src/SimplePocoHandler.cpp b/src/SimplePocoHandler.cpp
index 1a9feff..b9773ca 100644
--- a/src/SimplePocoHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/SimplePocoHandler.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <cassert>
 #include <iostream>
+
+#include <Poco/Net/IPAddress.h>
 #include <Poco/Net/StreamSocket.h>
 
 #include "SimplePocoHandler.h"
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ struct SimplePocoHandlerImpl
     Buffer outBuffer;
     std::vector<char> tmpBuff;
 };
+
 SimplePocoHandler::SimplePocoHandler(const std::string& host, uint16_t port) :
         m_impl(new SimplePocoHandlerImpl)
 {
@@ -92,6 +95,14 @@ SimplePocoHandler::SimplePocoHandler(const std::string& host, uint16_t port) :
     m_impl->socket.setKeepAlive(true);
 }
 
+SimplePocoHandler::SimplePocoHandler(const Poco::Net::IPAddress& ip, uint16_t port) :
+        m_impl(new SimplePocoHandlerImpl)
+{
+    const Poco::Net::SocketAddress address(ip, port);
+    m_impl->socket.connect(address);
+    m_impl->socket.setKeepAlive(true);
+}
+
 SimplePocoHandler::~SimplePocoHandler()
 {
     close();
diff --git a/src/SimplePocoHandler.h b/src/SimplePocoHandler.h
index 3a9aa3c..80c1dd9 100644
--- a/src/SimplePocoHandler.h
+++ b/src/SimplePocoHandler.h
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <amqpcpp.h>
 
+#include <Poco/Net/IPAddress.h>
+
 class SimplePocoHandlerImpl;
 class SimplePocoHandler: public AMQP::ConnectionHandler
 {
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ class SimplePocoHandler: public AMQP::ConnectionHandler
     static constexpr size_t TEMP_BUFFER_SIZE = 1024 * 1024; //1Mb
 
     SimplePocoHandler(const std::string& host, uint16_t port);
+    SimplePocoHandler(const Poco::Net::IPAddress& ip, uint16_t port);
     virtual ~SimplePocoHandler();
 
     void loop();
diff --git a/src/send.cpp b/src/send.cpp
index 9b42a15..2b6d0cc 100644
--- a/src/send.cpp
+++ b/src/send.cpp
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 #include <iostream>
+#include <Poco/Net/IPAddress.h>
 
 #include "SimplePocoHandler.h"
 
 int main(void)
 {
-    SimplePocoHandler handler("localhost", 5672);
+    Poco::Net::IPAddress ip("127.0.0.1");
+    SimplePocoHandler handler(ip, 5672);
 
     AMQP::Connection connection(&handler, AMQP::Login("guest", "guest"), "/");
     AMQP::Channel channel(&connection);
 
     channel.onReady([&]()
     {
-        if(handler.connected())
+        if (handler.connected())
         {
             channel.publish("", "hello", "Hello World!");
             std::cout << " [x] Sent 'Hello World!'" << std::endl;