diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 625284be..c5b5a94c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
     "multiformats": "^10.0.0",
     "p-defer": "^4.0.0",
     "p-queue": "^7.2.0",
-    "private-ip": "^2.3.3",
+    "private-ip": "^3.0.0",
     "protons-runtime": "^4.0.1",
     "timeout-abort-controller": "^3.0.0",
     "uint8arraylist": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 403721fb..7031c7ae 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,14 @@ export function removePrivateAddresses (peer: PeerInfo): PeerInfo {
         return false
       }
 
-      return !isPrivateIp(addr)
+      const isPrivate = isPrivateIp(addr)
+
+      if (isPrivate == null) {
+        // not an ip address
+        return true
+      }
+
+      return !isPrivate
     })
   }
 }