diff --git a/builder/hcloud/step_create_server.go b/builder/hcloud/step_create_server.go
index e8ace7d8..7ca66473 100644
--- a/builder/hcloud/step_create_server.go
+++ b/builder/hcloud/step_create_server.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"sort"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-sdk/multistep"
@@ -273,26 +272,17 @@ func getImageWithSelectors(ctx context.Context, client *hcloud.Client, c *Config
 }
 
 func getPrimaryIP(ctx context.Context, client *hcloud.Client, publicIP string) (*hcloud.PrimaryIP, string, error) {
-	var hcloudPublicIP *hcloud.PrimaryIP
-	publicIPID, err := strconv.ParseInt(publicIP, 10, 64)
-	if err == nil {
-		hcloudPublicIP, _, err = client.PrimaryIP.GetByID(ctx, publicIPID)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Sprintf("Could not fetch primary ip with ID %d", publicIPID), err
-		}
-	} else {
-		hcloudPublicIP, _, err = client.PrimaryIP.GetByName(ctx, publicIP)
+	hcloudPublicIP, _, err := client.PrimaryIP.Get(ctx, publicIP)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Sprintf("Could not fetch primary ip '%s'", publicIP), err
+	}
+	if hcloudPublicIP == nil {
+		hcloudPublicIP, _, err = client.PrimaryIP.GetByIP(ctx, publicIP)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Sprintf("Could not fetch primary ip '%s'", publicIP), err
 		}
 		if hcloudPublicIP == nil {
-			hcloudPublicIP, _, err = client.PrimaryIP.GetByIP(ctx, publicIP)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Sprintf("Could not fetch primary ip '%s'", publicIP), err
-			}
-			if hcloudPublicIP == nil {
-				return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("Could not find primary ip '%s'", publicIP)
-			}
+			return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("Could not find primary ip '%s'", publicIP)
 		}
 	}
 	return hcloudPublicIP, "", nil
diff --git a/builder/hcloud/step_create_server_test.go b/builder/hcloud/step_create_server_test.go
index 1cd11fde..156a3360 100644
--- a/builder/hcloud/step_create_server_test.go
+++ b/builder/hcloud/step_create_server_test.go
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ func TestStepCreateServer(t *testing.T) {
 				err, ok := state.Get(StateError).(error)
 				assert.True(t, ok)
 				assert.NotNil(t, err)
-				assert.Regexp(t, "Could not fetch primary ip with ID .*", err.Error())
+				assert.Regexp(t, "Could not fetch primary ip .*", err.Error())
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ func TestStepCreateServer(t *testing.T) {
 				err, ok := state.Get(StateError).(error)
 				assert.True(t, ok)
 				assert.NotNil(t, err)
-				assert.Regexp(t, "Could not fetch primary ip with ID .*", err.Error())
+				assert.Regexp(t, "Could not fetch primary ip .*", err.Error())
 			},
 		},
 	})