diff --git a/src/util/common.cc b/src/util/common.cc
index f129c0c7f..ef45a86f0 100644
--- a/src/util/common.cc
+++ b/src/util/common.cc
@@ -33,8 +33,15 @@
 // Third-party headers
 #include "boost/asio.hpp"
 
+// LSST headers
+#include "lsst/log/Log.h"
+
 using namespace std;
 
+namespace {
+LOG_LOGGER _log = LOG_GET("lsst.qserv.util.common");
+}
+
 namespace lsst::qserv::util {
 
 string get_current_host_fqdn(bool all) {
@@ -73,4 +80,19 @@ string get_current_host_fqdn(bool all) {
     return fqdn;
 }
 
+std::string getCurrentHostFqdnBlocking() {
+    while (true) {
+        try {
+            string result = util::get_current_host_fqdn();
+            if (!result.empty()) {
+                return result;
+            }
+            LOGS(_log, LOG_LVL_ERROR, __func__  << " Empty response for the worker hosts's FQDN.");
+        } catch (std::runtime_error const& ex) {
+            LOGS(_log, LOG_LVL_ERROR, __func__ << " Failed to obtain worker hosts's FQDN, ex: " << ex.what());
+        }
+        sleep(1);
+    }
+}
+
 }  // namespace lsst::qserv::util
diff --git a/src/util/common.h b/src/util/common.h
index faf7e837a..6f94678a8 100644
--- a/src/util/common.h
+++ b/src/util/common.h
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ namespace lsst::qserv::util {
  */
 std::string get_current_host_fqdn(bool all = false);
 
+/** Call get_current_host_fqdn(false) repeatedly until a name is gathered.
+ * Log messages will be printed.
+ * It will block until successful.
+ */
+std::string getCurrentHostFqdnBlocking();
+
 template <class Map>
 typename Map::mapped_type const& getFromMap(Map const& m, typename Map::key_type const& key,
                                             typename Map::mapped_type const& defValue) {