diff --git a/src/core/lib/IP.mjs b/src/core/lib/IP.mjs
index e5d18dd7..91283447 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/IP.mjs
+++ b/src/core/lib/IP.mjs
@@ -352,10 +352,7 @@ export function ipv4ToStr(ipInt) {
 export function strToIpv6(ipStr, retArr=true) {
     if (retArr === false) {
         // TODO: Expand address.
-        if (ipStr.length % 2 === 1) {
-            ipStr = "0" + ipStr;
-        }
-        return Number("0x" + ipStr.replace(":", ""));
+        return Number("0x" + ipStr.replace(/\:/g, ''));
     }
     let j = 0;
     const blocks = ipStr.split(":"),