diff --git a/src/dns/cloudflare.js b/src/dns/cloudflare.js
index 7efde9ea9..fc92161a5 100644
--- a/src/dns/cloudflare.js
+++ b/src/dns/cloudflare.js
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ async function verifyDomainConfig(domainObject) {
 
     if (typeof domainConfig.defaultProxyStatus !== 'boolean') throw new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_FIELD, 'defaultProxyStatus must be a boolean');
 
-    const ip = '127.0.0.1';
+    const ip = !domainConfig.defaultProxyStatus ? '127.0.0.1' : '103.31.4.0'; // when proxying 127.0.0.1 is not valid. use an address owned by cloudflare itself
 
     const sanitizedConfig = {
         token: domainConfig.token,