diff --git a/src/common.c b/src/common.c
index e8106e2..8cd7110 100644
--- a/src/common.c
+++ b/src/common.c
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ unsigned long getip46(int family, unsigned char *name,  struct sockaddr *sa){
 	if(detect != -1){
 		if(family == 4 && detect != AF_INET) return 0;
 		*SAFAMILY(sa) = (family == 6)? AF_INET6 : detect;
-		return inet_pton(*SAFAMILY(sa), (char *)name, SAADDR(sa))? *SAFAMILY(sa) : 0; 
+		return inet_pton(*SAFAMILY(sa), (char *)name, SAADDR(sa))>0? *SAFAMILY(sa) : 0; 
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/src/conf.c b/src/conf.c
index 3d7a545..8409772 100644
--- a/src/conf.c
+++ b/src/conf.c
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ static int h_parent(int argc, unsigned char **argv){
 	}
 	cidr = strchr(argv[3], '/');
 	if(cidr) *cidr = 0;
-	getip46(46, argv[3], (struct sockaddr *)&chains->addr);
+	if(!getip46(46, argv[3], (struct sockaddr *)&chains->addr)) return (5);
 	chains->exthost = (unsigned char *)mystrdup((char *)argv[3]);
 	if(!chains->exthost) return 21;
 	if(cidr){