diff --git a/openair2/COMMON/f1ap_messages_types.h b/openair2/COMMON/f1ap_messages_types.h
index 3b6082e221..dc444366ea 100644
--- a/openair2/COMMON/f1ap_messages_types.h
+++ b/openair2/COMMON/f1ap_messages_types.h
@@ -83,11 +83,9 @@
 
 #define F1AP_MAX_NO_OF_INDIVIDUAL_CONNECTIONS_TO_RESET 65536
 
-typedef net_ip_address_t f1ap_net_ip_address_t;
-
 typedef struct f1ap_net_config_t {
-  f1ap_net_ip_address_t CU_f1_ip_address;
-  f1ap_net_ip_address_t DU_f1c_ip_address;
+  char *CU_f1_ip_address;
+  char *DU_f1c_ip_address;
   char *DU_f1u_ip_address;
   uint16_t CUport;
   uint16_t DUport;
diff --git a/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_du_task.c b/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_du_task.c
index ff188e52df..02e23c0281 100644
--- a/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_du_task.c
+++ b/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_du_task.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static instance_t du_create_gtpu_instance_to_cu(const f1ap_net_config_t *nc)
 {
   openAddr_t tmp = {0};
   strncpy(tmp.originHost, nc->DU_f1u_ip_address, sizeof(tmp.originHost) - 1);
-  strncpy(tmp.destinationHost, nc->CU_f1_ip_address.ipv4_address, sizeof(tmp.destinationHost) - 1);
+  strncpy(tmp.destinationHost, nc->CU_f1_ip_address, sizeof(tmp.destinationHost) - 1);
   sprintf(tmp.originService, "%d", nc->DUport);
   sprintf(tmp.destinationService, "%d", nc->CUport);
   return gtpv1Init(tmp);
@@ -63,9 +63,20 @@ void du_task_send_sctp_association_req(instance_t instance, f1ap_net_config_t *n
   sctp_new_association_req_p->in_streams = 2; //du_inst->sctp_in_streams;
   sctp_new_association_req_p->out_streams = 2; //du_inst->sctp_out_streams;
   // remote
-  memcpy(&sctp_new_association_req_p->remote_address, &nc->CU_f1_ip_address, sizeof(nc->CU_f1_ip_address));
+  sctp_new_association_req_p->remote_address.ipv4 = 1;
+  strncpy(sctp_new_association_req_p->remote_address.ipv4_address,
+          nc->CU_f1_ip_address,
+          sizeof(sctp_new_association_req_p->remote_address.ipv4_address) - 1);
   // local
-  memcpy(&sctp_new_association_req_p->local_address, &nc->DU_f1c_ip_address, sizeof(nc->DU_f1c_ip_address));
+  sctp_new_association_req_p->local_address.ipv4 = 1;
+  strncpy(sctp_new_association_req_p->local_address.ipv4_address,
+          nc->DU_f1c_ip_address,
+          sizeof(sctp_new_association_req_p->local_address.ipv4_address) - 1);
+  LOG_D(F1AP,
+        "Local IPv4 Address: %s, Remote IPv4 Address: %s\n",
+        sctp_new_association_req_p->local_address.ipv4_address,
+        sctp_new_association_req_p->remote_address.ipv4_address);
+
   // du_f1ap_register_to_sctp
   itti_send_msg_to_task(TASK_SCTP, instance, message_p);
 }
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_ul_f1ap.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_ul_f1ap.c
index 742f85c390..3fe7fcf91a 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_ul_f1ap.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/mac_rrc_ul_f1ap.c
@@ -33,20 +33,16 @@ static f1ap_net_config_t read_DU_IP_config(const eth_params_t* f1_params, const
 {
   f1ap_net_config_t nc = {0};
 
-  nc.CU_f1_ip_address.ipv6 = 0;
-  nc.CU_f1_ip_address.ipv4 = 1;
-  strcpy(nc.CU_f1_ip_address.ipv4_address, f1_params->remote_addr);
+  nc.CU_f1_ip_address= strdup(f1_params->remote_addr);
   nc.CUport = f1_params->remote_portd;
 
-  nc.DU_f1c_ip_address.ipv6 = 0;
-  nc.DU_f1c_ip_address.ipv4 = 1;
-  strcpy(nc.DU_f1c_ip_address.ipv4_address, f1_params->my_addr);
+  nc.DU_f1c_ip_address = strdup(f1_params->my_addr);
   nc.DU_f1u_ip_address = strdup(f1u_ip_addr);
   nc.DUport = f1_params->my_portd;
   LOG_I(F1AP,
         "F1-C DU IPaddr %s, connect to F1-C CU %s, binding GTP to %s\n",
-        nc.DU_f1c_ip_address.ipv4_address,
-        nc.CU_f1_ip_address.ipv4_address,
+        nc.DU_f1c_ip_address,
+        nc.CU_f1_ip_address,
         nc.DU_f1u_ip_address);
 
   // sctp_in_streams/sctp_out_streams are given by SCTP layer
diff --git a/openair3/SCTP/sctp_eNB_task.c b/openair3/SCTP/sctp_eNB_task.c
index a6d3a11a39..530b3ea6b0 100644
--- a/openair3/SCTP/sctp_eNB_task.c
+++ b/openair3/SCTP/sctp_eNB_task.c
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ static void sctp_handle_new_association_req(const instance_t instance,
   struct addrinfo *serv;
 
   int status = getaddrinfo(local, NULL, &hints, &serv);
-  AssertFatal(status == 0, "getaddrinfo() failed: %s\n", gai_strerror(status));
+  AssertFatal(status == 0, "getaddrinfo(%s) failed: %s\n", local, gai_strerror(status));
 
   int sd;
   struct addrinfo *p = NULL;