diff --git a/java/google/registry/flows/TlsCredentials.java b/java/google/registry/flows/TlsCredentials.java
index 45dcb627b..233d63a76 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/flows/TlsCredentials.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/flows/TlsCredentials.java
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class TlsCredentials implements TransportCredentials {
 
   static InetAddress parseInetAddress(String asciiAddr) {
     try {
-      return InetAddresses.forString(HostAndPort.fromString(asciiAddr).getHostText());
+      return InetAddresses.forString(HostAndPort.fromString(asciiAddr).getHost());
     } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
       return null;
     }