diff --git a/pkg/driver/wsl2/wsl_driver_windows.go b/pkg/driver/wsl2/wsl_driver_windows.go
index f19ba49192c..122879900a7 100644
--- a/pkg/driver/wsl2/wsl_driver_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/driver/wsl2/wsl_driver_windows.go
@@ -190,6 +190,13 @@ func (l *LimaWslDriver) InspectStatus(ctx context.Context, inst *limatype.Instan
 		inst.Status = status
 	}
 
+	return inst.Status
+}
+
+func (l *LimaWslDriver) SSHAddress(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	inst := l.Instance
+	var err error
+
 	inst.SSHLocalPort = 22
 
 	if inst.Status == limatype.StatusRunning {
@@ -201,7 +208,7 @@ func (l *LimaWslDriver) InspectStatus(ctx context.Context, inst *limatype.Instan
 		}
 	}
 
-	return inst.Status
+	return inst.SSHAddress, err
 }
 
 func (l *LimaWslDriver) Delete(ctx context.Context) error {
@@ -317,10 +324,6 @@ func (l *LimaWslDriver) Info() driver.Info {
 	return info
 }
 
-func (l *LimaWslDriver) SSHAddress(_ context.Context) (string, error) {
-	return "127.0.0.1", nil
-}
-
 func (l *LimaWslDriver) Create(_ context.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }