diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/network/NetworkUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/network/NetworkUtil.java
index 2a4e4f4..4ef0d9f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/network/NetworkUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/network/NetworkUtil.java
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ public class NetworkUtil {
     public static String randomLocalIp6() {
         final StringBuilder addr = new StringBuilder("fd00");
         for (int i=0; i<7; i++) {
-            addr.append("::").append(Integer.toHexString(RandomUtils.nextInt(1, 65536)));
+            addr.append(":").append(Integer.toHexString(RandomUtils.nextInt(1, 65536)));
         }
         return addr.toString();
     }