diff --git a/testcontainers/core/docker_client.py b/testcontainers/core/docker_client.py
index e10537aa..0f27ca78 100644
--- a/testcontainers/core/docker_client.py
+++ b/testcontainers/core/docker_client.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import urllib
 import docker
 from docker.models.containers import Container
+from docker.transport import UnixHTTPAdapter
 from testcontainers.core.utils import inside_container
 from testcontainers.core.utils import default_gateway_ip
 
@@ -72,11 +73,14 @@ def host(self):
 
         except ValueError:
             return None
+        adapter = self.client.api.get_adapter(self.client.api.base_url)
+        is_ipc = isinstance(adapter, UnixHTTPAdapter)
+        is_ipc |= hasattr(adapter, "socket_path") or hasattr(adapter, "npipe_path")
+        is_ipc |= 'unix' in url.scheme or 'npipe' in url.scheme
+        if is_ipc and inside_container():
+            ip_address = default_gateway_ip()
+            if ip_address:
+                return ip_address
         if 'http' in url.scheme or 'tcp' in url.scheme:
             return url.hostname
-        if 'unix' in url.scheme or 'npipe' in url.scheme:
-            if inside_container():
-                ip_address = default_gateway_ip()
-                if ip_address:
-                    return ip_address
         return "localhost"