diff --git a/cmd/yggdrasil/main.go b/cmd/yggdrasil/main.go
index ec8c7125..ee5375be 100644
--- a/cmd/yggdrasil/main.go
+++ b/cmd/yggdrasil/main.go
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ func main() {
 			if strings.HasPrefix(uri, "tcp://") || strings.HasPrefix(uri, "socks://") {
 				continue
 			}
+			if strings.HasPrefix(uri, "tcp:") {
+				uri = uri[4:]
+			}
 			(dat["Peers"].([]interface{}))[index] = "tcp://" + uri
 		}
 		// Now do the same with the interface peers
@@ -205,6 +208,9 @@ func main() {
 				if strings.HasPrefix(uri, "tcp://") || strings.HasPrefix(uri, "socks://") {
 					continue
 				}
+				if strings.HasPrefix(uri, "tcp:") {
+					uri = uri[4:]
+				}
 				((dat["InterfacePeers"].(map[string]interface{}))[intf]).([]interface{})[index] = "tcp://" + uri
 			}
 		}