diff --git a/prometheus_client/exposition.py b/prometheus_client/exposition.py
index 18233e24..551c708d 100644
--- a/prometheus_client/exposition.py
+++ b/prometheus_client/exposition.py
@@ -481,7 +481,16 @@ def _escape_grouping_key(k, v):
 def instance_ip_grouping_key():
     """Grouping key with instance set to the IP Address of this host."""
     with closing(socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)) as s:
-        s.connect(('localhost', 0))
+        if sys.platform == 'darwin':
+            # This check is done this way only on MacOS devices
+            # it is done this way because the localhost method does
+            # not work.
+            # This method was adapted from this StackOverflow answer:
+            # https://stackoverflow.com/a/28950776
+            s.connect(('10.255.255.255', 1))
+        else:
+            s.connect(('localhost', 0))
+
         return {'instance': s.getsockname()[0]}
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_exposition.py b/tests/test_exposition.py
index a6c79ef0..7bb404b5 100644
--- a/tests/test_exposition.py
+++ b/tests/test_exposition.py
@@ -376,10 +376,6 @@ def my_redirect_handler(url, method, timeout, headers, data):
         # ensure the redirect took place at the expected redirect location.
         self.assertEqual(self.requests[1][0].path, "/" + self.redirect_flag)
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(
-        sys.platform == "darwin",
-        "instance_ip_grouping_key() does not work on macOS."
-    )
     def test_instance_ip_grouping_key(self):
         self.assertTrue('' != instance_ip_grouping_key()['instance'])