diff --git a/src/base/system.cpp b/src/base/system.cpp
index a97875e16..ee3b81e25 100644
--- a/src/base/system.cpp
+++ b/src/base/system.cpp
@@ -1345,10 +1345,8 @@ int net_addr_from_str(NETADDR *addr, const char *string)
 			str++;
 			if(parse_uint16(&addr->port, &str))
 				return -1;
-			if(*str != '\0')
-				return -1;
 		}
-		else
+		if(*str != '\0')
 			return -1;
 
 		addr->type = NETTYPE_IPV4;