diff --git a/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/net/NetUtils.java b/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/net/NetUtils.java
index 5c13454da79..60993799b41 100755
--- a/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/net/NetUtils.java
+++ b/utils/src/com/cloud/utils/net/NetUtils.java
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ public class NetUtils {
             return ipFromInetAddress(addr);
         }
 
-        return new String("127.0.0.1");
+        return "127.0.0.1";
     }
 
     public static String ipFromInetAddress(InetAddress addr) {
diff --git a/utils/test/com/cloud/utils/net/NetUtilsTest.java b/utils/test/com/cloud/utils/net/NetUtilsTest.java
index 38fe21d5324..3cfc98fb3b6 100644
--- a/utils/test/com/cloud/utils/net/NetUtilsTest.java
+++ b/utils/test/com/cloud/utils/net/NetUtilsTest.java
@@ -168,4 +168,9 @@ public class NetUtilsTest extends TestCase {
     	newMac = NetUtils.generateMacOnIncrease(mac, 16);
     	assertTrue(newMac.equals("06:00:0f:00:45:67"));
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetLocalIPString() {
+        assertNotNull(NetUtils.getLocalIPString());
+    }
 }