diff --git a/src/jconf.c b/src/jconf.c
index 92c482f4..510a55c6 100644
--- a/src/jconf.c
+++ b/src/jconf.c
@@ -45,14 +45,20 @@ void free_addr(addr_t *addr)
 
 void parse_addr(const char *str, addr_t *addr)
 {
-    int ret = -1;
+    int ret = -1, n = 0;
     char *pch;
     pch = strchr(str, ':');
     while (pch != NULL)
     {
+        n++;
         ret = pch - str;
         pch = strchr(pch + 1, ':');
     }
+    if (n > 1) {
+        if (strcmp(str+ret, "]") != 0) {
+            ret = -1;
+        }
+    }
     if (ret == -1)
     {
         addr->host = strdup(str);