diff --git a/src/backend/importer.js b/src/backend/importer.js
index b6699e3..8e47ea4 100644
--- a/src/backend/importer.js
+++ b/src/backend/importer.js
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ module.exports = function () {
             .insertAndFetch({
                 owner_user_id:   1,
                 domain_names:    [host.hostname],
-                forward_ip:      host.forward_server,
+                forward_host:    host.forward_server,
                 forward_port:    host.forward_port,
                 access_list_id:  access_list_id,
                 certificate_id:  certificate_id,
diff --git a/src/backend/migrations/20181019052346_forward_host.js b/src/backend/migrations/20181019052346_forward_host.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ca4d0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/migrations/20181019052346_forward_host.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const migrate_name = 'forward_host';
+const logger       = require('../logger').migrate;
+
+/**
+ * Migrate
+ *
+ * @see http://knexjs.org/#Schema
+ *
+ * @param   {Object}  knex
+ * @param   {Promise} Promise
+ * @returns {Promise}
+ */
+exports.up = function (knex/*, Promise*/) {
+    logger.info('[' + migrate_name + '] Migrating Up...');
+
+    return knex.schema.table('proxy_host', function (proxy_host) {
+        proxy_host.renameColumn('forward_ip', 'forward_host');
+    })
+        .then(() => {
+            logger.info('[' + migrate_name + '] proxy_host Table altered');
+        });
+};
+
+/**
+ * Undo Migrate
+ *
+ * @param   {Object}  knex
+ * @param   {Promise} Promise
+ * @returns {Promise}
+ */
+exports.down = function (knex, Promise) {
+    logger.warn('[' + migrate_name + '] You can\'t migrate down this one.');
+    return Promise.resolve(true);
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/backend/schema/endpoints/proxy-hosts.json b/src/backend/schema/endpoints/proxy-hosts.json
index 11155f0..a7e3e30 100644
--- a/src/backend/schema/endpoints/proxy-hosts.json
+++ b/src/backend/schema/endpoints/proxy-hosts.json
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@
     "domain_names": {
       "$ref": "../definitions.json#/definitions/domain_names"
     },
-    "forward_ip": {
+    "forward_host": {
       "type": "string",
-      "format": "ipv4"
+      "minLength": 1,
+      "maxLength": 50
     },
     "forward_port": {
       "type": "integer",
@@ -67,8 +68,8 @@
     "domain_names": {
       "$ref": "#/definitions/domain_names"
     },
-    "forward_ip": {
-      "$ref": "#/definitions/forward_ip"
+    "forward_host": {
+      "$ref": "#/definitions/forward_host"
     },
     "forward_port": {
       "$ref": "#/definitions/forward_port"
@@ -131,15 +132,15 @@
         "additionalProperties": false,
         "required": [
           "domain_names",
-          "forward_ip",
+          "forward_host",
           "forward_port"
         ],
         "properties": {
           "domain_names": {
             "$ref": "#/definitions/domain_names"
           },
-          "forward_ip": {
-            "$ref": "#/definitions/forward_ip"
+          "forward_host": {
+            "$ref": "#/definitions/forward_host"
           },
           "forward_port": {
             "$ref": "#/definitions/forward_port"
@@ -193,8 +194,8 @@
           "domain_names": {
             "$ref": "#/definitions/domain_names"
           },
-          "forward_ip": {
-            "$ref": "#/definitions/forward_ip"
+          "forward_host": {
+            "$ref": "#/definitions/forward_host"
           },
           "forward_port": {
             "$ref": "#/definitions/forward_port"
diff --git a/src/backend/templates/proxy_host.conf b/src/backend/templates/proxy_host.conf
index da4dfdc..b8a301d 100644
--- a/src/backend/templates/proxy_host.conf
+++ b/src/backend/templates/proxy_host.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {% include "_header_comment.conf" %}
 
 server {
-  set $server {{ forward_ip }};
+  set $server "{{ forward_host }}";
   set $port   {{ forward_port }};
 
 {% include "_listen.conf" %}
diff --git a/src/frontend/js/app/nginx/proxy/form.ejs b/src/frontend/js/app/nginx/proxy/form.ejs
index 5a85cd8..3182884 100644
--- a/src/frontend/js/app/nginx/proxy/form.ejs
+++ b/src/frontend/js/app/nginx/proxy/form.ejs
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
                         </div>
                         <div class="col-sm-8 col-md-8">
                             <div class="form-group">
-                                <label class="form-label"><%- i18n('proxy-hosts', 'forward-ip') %><span class="form-required">*</span></label>
-                                <input type="text" name="forward_ip" class="form-control text-monospace" placeholder="000.000.000.000" value="<%- forward_ip %>" autocomplete="off" maxlength="15" required>
+                                <label class="form-label"><%- i18n('proxy-hosts', 'forward-host') %><span class="form-required">*</span></label>
+                                <input type="text" name="forward_host" class="form-control text-monospace" placeholder="" value="<%- forward_host %>" autocomplete="off" maxlength="50" required>
                             </div>
                         </div>
                         <div class="col-sm-4 col-md-4">
diff --git a/src/frontend/js/app/nginx/proxy/form.js b/src/frontend/js/app/nginx/proxy/form.js
index 5b68216..f9f8b4f 100644
--- a/src/frontend/js/app/nginx/proxy/form.js
+++ b/src/frontend/js/app/nginx/proxy/form.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ const accessListItemTemplate = require('./access-list-item.ejs');
 const Helpers                = require('../../../lib/helpers');
 
 require('jquery-serializejson');
-require('jquery-mask-plugin');
 require('selectize');
 
 module.exports = Mn.View.extend({
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ module.exports = Mn.View.extend({
     ui: {
         form:               'form',
         domain_names:       'input[name="domain_names"]',
-        forward_ip:         'input[name="forward_ip"]',
+        forward_host:       'input[name="forward_host"]',
         buttons:            '.modal-footer button',
         cancel:             'button.cancel',
         save:               'button.save',
@@ -123,12 +122,6 @@ module.exports = Mn.View.extend({
     onRender: function () {
         let view = this;
 
-        // IP Address
-        this.ui.forward_ip.mask('099.099.099.099', {
-            clearIfNotMatch: true,
-            placeholder:     '000.000.000.000'
-        });
-
         // Domain names
         this.ui.domain_names.selectize({
             delimiter:    ',',
diff --git a/src/frontend/js/app/nginx/proxy/list/item.ejs b/src/frontend/js/app/nginx/proxy/list/item.ejs
index f68f93e..a2e9a64 100644
--- a/src/frontend/js/app/nginx/proxy/list/item.ejs
+++ b/src/frontend/js/app/nginx/proxy/list/item.ejs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     </div>
 </td>
 <td>
-    <div class="text-monospace"><%- forward_ip %>:<%- forward_port %></div>
+    <div class="text-monospace"><%- forward_host %>:<%- forward_port %></div>
 </td>
 <td>
     <div><%- certificate && certificate_id ? i18n('ssl', certificate.provider) : i18n('ssl', 'none') %></div>
diff --git a/src/frontend/js/i18n/messages.json b/src/frontend/js/i18n/messages.json
index 8c69fa0..e849c58 100644
--- a/src/frontend/js/i18n/messages.json
+++ b/src/frontend/js/i18n/messages.json
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
       "empty": "There are no Proxy Hosts",
       "add": "Add Proxy Host",
       "form-title": "{id, select, undefined{New} other{Edit}} Proxy Host",
-      "forward-ip": "Forward IP",
+      "forward-host": "Forward Hostname / IP",
       "forward-port": "Forward Port",
       "delete": "Delete Proxy Host",
       "delete-confirm": "Are you sure you want to delete the Proxy host for: <strong>{domains}</strong>?",
diff --git a/src/frontend/js/models/proxy-host.js b/src/frontend/js/models/proxy-host.js
index bf75f36..742c6e2 100644
--- a/src/frontend/js/models/proxy-host.js
+++ b/src/frontend/js/models/proxy-host.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const model = Backbone.Model.extend({
             created_on:              null,
             modified_on:             null,
             domain_names:            [],
-            forward_ip:              '',
+            forward_host:            '',
             forward_port:            null,
             access_list_id:          0,
             certificate_id:          0,