diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7e727b5..000f44c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## 1.4.5
+* fix: Setting field type by `--type` suppresses the auto-detection.
+
 ## 1.4.4 (2023-05-26)
 * fix: OTRS sending with no attachment forwarded
 
diff --git a/convey/field.py b/convey/field.py
index 03465c2..2eced5c 100644
--- a/convey/field.py
+++ b/convey/field.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ def __init__(self, name, is_chosen=True, source_field: Optional[Field] = None, s
         self.merge_operation = merge_operation
         "This field is merged from a remote file"
         self.possible_types = {}
+        "Possible types the field can be of. If self.type is specified, it is just self.type."
         if isinstance(name, Type):
             self.type = name
         else:
diff --git a/convey/identifier.py b/convey/identifier.py
index bce8eaf..a17d54c 100644
--- a/convey/identifier.py
+++ b/convey/identifier.py
@@ -17,13 +17,14 @@
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .field import Field
+    from .parser import Parser
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class Identifier:
 
-    def __init__(self, parser):
+    def __init__(self, parser: Parser):
         self.parser = parser
         self.graph = None
 
@@ -239,6 +240,10 @@ def identify_fields(self, quiet=False):
                     return False
 
         for i, field in enumerate(self.parser.fields):
+            if field.type:
+                field.possible_types = {field.type : 100}
+                continue
+
             possible_types = {}
             for type_ in Types.get_guessable_types():
                 score = type_.check_conformity(samples[i], self.parser.has_header, field)
@@ -247,8 +252,6 @@ def identify_fields(self, quiet=False):
             # Use with Python3.8
             # possible_types = {type_: score for type_ in Types.get_guessable_types()
             #                   if (score := type_.check_conformity(samples[i], self.parser.has_header, field))}
-            if field.type:
-                possible_types[field.type] = 100
 
             if possible_types:  # sort by biggest score - biggest probability the column is of this type
                 field.possible_types = {k: v for k, v in sorted(possible_types.items(), key=lambda k: k[1], reverse=True)}
diff --git a/convey/types.py b/convey/types.py
index ea04469..9d6a4a3 100644
--- a/convey/types.py
+++ b/convey/types.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def hostname_ips(val):
             try:
                 Checker.hostname_ips_cache[val] = list(
                     {addr[4][0] for addr in timeout(15, socket.getaddrinfo, val, None)})
-            except (TimeoutError, OSError) as e:
+            except (TimeoutError, OSError, ValueError) as e:
                 Checker.hostname_ips_cache[val] = []
         return Checker.hostname_ips_cache[val]
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def hostname_ip(cls, val):
         if val not in cls.hostname_cache:
             try:
                 cls.hostname_cache[val] = timeout(3, socket.gethostbyname, val)
-            except (TimeoutError, OSError) as e:
+            except (TimeoutError, OSError, ValueError) as e:
                 logger.warning(f"Hostname {val}: {e}")
                 cls.hostname_cache[val] = []
         return cls.hostname_cache[val]