diff --git a/src/util/helper.py b/src/util/helper.py
index 018050ba..1c79dd8f 100644
--- a/src/util/helper.py
+++ b/src/util/helper.py
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ def packPeers(peers):
     for peer in peers:
         try:
             ip_type = getIpType(peer.ip)
-            packed_peers[ip_type].append(peer.packMyAddress())
+            if ip_type in packed_peers:
+                packed_peers[ip_type].append(peer.packMyAddress())
         except Exception:
             logging.debug("Error packing peer address: %s" % peer)
     return packed_peers
@@ -295,8 +296,10 @@ def getIpType(ip):
         return "onion"
     elif ":" in ip:
         return "ipv6"
-    else:
+    elif re.match("[0-9\.]+$", ip):
         return "ipv4"
+    else:
+        return "unknown"
 
 
 def createSocket(ip, sock_type=socket.SOCK_STREAM):