diff --git a/Services/Authentication/classes/Frontend/class.ilAuthFrontendCLI.php b/Services/Authentication/classes/Frontend/class.ilAuthFrontendCLI.php
index b74013f23925..e042cfd89386 100644
--- a/Services/Authentication/classes/Frontend/class.ilAuthFrontendCLI.php
+++ b/Services/Authentication/classes/Frontend/class.ilAuthFrontendCLI.php
@@ -26,4 +26,12 @@
  */
 class ilAuthFrontendCLI extends ilAuthFrontend implements ilAuthFrontendInterface
 {
+	/**
+	 * This overwrites ilAuthFrontend::checkIp used in ilAuthFrontend::authenticate
+	 * since CLI does not set $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']!
+	 */
+	protected function checkIp(ilObjUser $user): bool #
+	{
+		return true;
+	}
 }