diff --git a/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/condition/net/ExpectNetServicesReturnsAllServicesAsActive.java b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/condition/net/ExpectNetServicesReturnsAllServicesAsActive.java
index 21641ebcba..8de825ccf9 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/condition/net/ExpectNetServicesReturnsAllServicesAsActive.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/dsl/condition/net/ExpectNetServicesReturnsAllServicesAsActive.java
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
+import com.google.common.net.InetAddresses;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.condition.Condition;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.node.Node;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.transaction.net.NetServicesTransaction;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.transaction.net.NetTransactions;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.util.NetworkUtility;
+import tech.pegasys.pantheon.util.enode.EnodeURL;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
@@ -26,8 +28,6 @@
 public class ExpectNetServicesReturnsAllServicesAsActive implements Condition {
 
   private final NetServicesTransaction transaction;
-  private final Pattern PATTERN =
-      Pattern.compile("^(([01]?\\d\\d?|2[0-4]\\d|25[0-5])\\.){3}([01]?\\d\\d?|2[0-4]\\d|25[0-5])$");
 
   public ExpectNetServicesReturnsAllServicesAsActive(final NetServicesTransaction transaction) {
     this.transaction = transaction;
@@ -37,23 +37,19 @@ public ExpectNetServicesReturnsAllServicesAsActive(final NetServicesTransaction
   public void verify(final Node node) {
     final Map<String, Map<String, String>> result = node.execute(transaction);
 
-    assertThat(validateHost(result.get("p2p").get("host"))).isTrue();
+    assertThat(InetAddresses.isUriInetAddress(result.get("p2p").get("host"))).isTrue();
     final int p2pPort = Integer.valueOf(result.get("p2p").get("port"));
     assertThat(NetworkUtility.isValidPort(p2pPort)).isTrue();
 
-    assertThat(validateHost(result.get("ws").get("host"))).isTrue();
+    assertThat(InetAddresses.isUriInetAddress(result.get("ws").get("host"))).isTrue();
     final int wsPort = Integer.valueOf(result.get("ws").get("port"));
     assertThat(NetworkUtility.isValidPort(wsPort) || wsPort == 0).isTrue();
 
-    assertThat(validateHost(result.get("jsonrpc").get("host"))).isTrue();
+    assertThat(InetAddresses.isUriInetAddress(result.get("jsonrpc").get("host"))).isTrue();
     final int jsonRpcPort = Integer.valueOf(result.get("jsonrpc").get("port"));
     assertThat(NetworkUtility.isValidPort(jsonRpcPort) || jsonRpcPort == 0).isTrue();
   }
 
-  private boolean validateHost(final String ip) {
-    return PATTERN.matcher(ip).matches();
-  }
-
   public static class ExpectNetServicesReturnsNoServicesAsActive implements Condition {
 
     private final NetTransactions transaction;