diff --git a/ldap-server/ldap-server-lib.pl b/ldap-server/ldap-server-lib.pl
index c05b4b934..1c263c120 100755
--- a/ldap-server/ldap-server-lib.pl
+++ b/ldap-server/ldap-server-lib.pl
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ local ($server, $port, $user, $pass, $ssl);
 if ($config{'server'}) {
 	# Remote box .. everything must be set
 	$server = $config{'server'};
-	&to_ipaddress($server) || return &text('connect_eserver',
-					       "<tt>$server</tt>");
+	&to_ipaddress($server) || &to_ip6address($server) ||
+		return &text('connect_eserver', "<tt>$server</tt>");
 	$port = $config{'port'};
 	$user = $config{'user'};
 	$user || return $text{'connect_euser'};