diff --git a/backend/OBSController.py b/backend/OBSController.py
index 73b5d18..44d605c 100644
--- a/backend/OBSController.py
+++ b/backend/OBSController.py
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@ def validate_ip(self, host: str):
             # previous implementations. Again, probably the wrong thing
             # long-term, but implementing this way to mitigate risk while we're
             # in a bad-push state.
-            if not addr.version == ipaddress.IPv4Address.version:
+            if addr.version == 6:
                 raise ValueError()
-            return True
         except ValueError:
             return False