diff --git a/net/pfSense-pkg-freeradius3/Makefile b/net/pfSense-pkg-freeradius3/Makefile
index fab7874f5068..6c919e55f5fd 100644
--- a/net/pfSense-pkg-freeradius3/Makefile
+++ b/net/pfSense-pkg-freeradius3/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PORTNAME=	pfSense-pkg-freeradius3
-PORTVERSION=	0.8
+PORTVERSION=	0.9
 CATEGORIES=	net
 MASTER_SITES=	# empty
 DISTFILES=	# empty
diff --git a/net/pfSense-pkg-freeradius3/files/usr/local/pkg/freeradius.inc b/net/pfSense-pkg-freeradius3/files/usr/local/pkg/freeradius.inc
index 418b28ae699c..aedbc0268743 100644
--- a/net/pfSense-pkg-freeradius3/files/usr/local/pkg/freeradius.inc
+++ b/net/pfSense-pkg-freeradius3/files/usr/local/pkg/freeradius.inc
@@ -4040,7 +4040,7 @@ function freeradius_validate_interfaces($post, &$input_errors) {
 		if ($post['varinterfaceipversion'] == 'ipv6addr' && !is_ipaddrv6($post['varinterfaceip'])) {
 			$input_errors[] = "The 'Interface IP Address' must contain a valid IPv6 address when IPv6 is selected under 'IP Version'.";
 		}
-		if (!is_ipaddr_configured($post['varinterfaceip'])) {
+		if (!is_ipaddr_configured($post['varinterfaceip']) && $post['varinterfaceip'] != "127.0.0.1") {
 			$input_errors[] = "The 'Interface IP Address' must contain a valid, locally configured IP address!";
 		}
 	}