diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b00672f..fe11551 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "golgi"
-version = "0.1.2"
+version = "0.1.3"
 dependencies = [
  "async-std",
  "async-stream 0.3.2",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b0eaf99..39712ba 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "golgi"
-version = "0.1.2"
+version = "0.1.3"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["Max Fowler <max@mfowler.info>", "Andrew Reid <glyph@mycelial.technology>"]
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/src/sbot.rs b/src/sbot.rs
index 140b95d..4981fc2 100644
--- a/src/sbot.rs
+++ b/src/sbot.rs
@@ -58,12 +58,16 @@ impl Sbot {
         ip_port: Option<String>,
         net_id: Option<String>,
     ) -> Result<Sbot, GolgiError> {
-        let address = if ip_port.is_none() {
+        let mut address = if ip_port.is_none() {
             "127.0.0.1:8008".to_string()
         } else {
             ip_port.unwrap()
         };
 
+        if address.starts_with(":") {
+            address = format!("127.0.0.1{}", address);
+        }
+
         let network_id = if net_id.is_none() {
             discovery::ssb_net_id()
         } else {