diff --git a/lib/fog/compute/models/libvirt/server.rb b/lib/fog/compute/models/libvirt/server.rb
index 4dbd1abf7..c3b02c4a4 100644
--- a/lib/fog/compute/models/libvirt/server.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/compute/models/libvirt/server.rb
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@ module Fog
             # or local execute arp -an to get the ip (as a last resort)
 
           end
+          # We check if the result is an actual ip-address
+          # otherwise we return nil
+          ipaddress=nil unless ipaddress=~/^(\d{1,3}\.){3}\d{1,3}$/
           return { :public => [ipaddress], :private => [ipaddress]}
         end