diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6be7407..9271276 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ You are able to configure the hostname and port for the Sitemap preview.
 * openhab.host (mandatory), default: openhabianpi
 * openhab.port (optional), default: 8080
 
+*openhab.host* will also work with the IP address of your openHAB instance, instead of the hostname.
+
 These settings should work fine on Windows machines and openHAB installations using the recommended [openHABian](http://docs.openhab.org/installation/openhabian.html) setup.
 They should be edited if you use macOS or *NIX systems or manual openHAB installations.
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1d64c69..150e77c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
                         "string"
                     ],
                     "default": "openhabianpi",
-                    "description": "Specifies the URL for the openHAB preview. (Use 'localhost' when developing locally)"
+                    "description": "Specifies the URL or IP adress for the openHAB preview. (Use 'localhost' when developing locally)"
                 },
                 "openhab.port": {
                     "type": [
@@ -197,4 +197,4 @@
         "request": "^2.81.0",
         "request-promise-native": "^1.0.4"
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}