diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/linbit/linstor/netcom/TcpConnectorService.java b/server/src/main/java/com/linbit/linstor/netcom/TcpConnectorService.java
index a9903568c..537a92b8b 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/linbit/linstor/netcom/TcpConnectorService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/linbit/linstor/netcom/TcpConnectorService.java
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ protected void establishConnection(SelectionKey currentKey)
             String localAddrText = null;
             String remoteAddrText = null;
 
-            try
+            if (localAddr instanceof InetSocketAddress)
             {
                 final InetSocketAddress localInetAddr = (InetSocketAddress) localAddr;
                 final InetAddress ipAddress = localInetAddr.getAddress();
@@ -1006,12 +1006,8 @@ protected void establishConnection(SelectionKey currentKey)
                     localAddrText = ipAddress.getHostAddress();
                 }
             }
-            catch (ClassCastException ignored)
-            {
-                // ignored
-            }
 
-            try
+            if (remoteAddr instanceof InetSocketAddress)
             {
                 final InetSocketAddress remoteInetAddr = (InetSocketAddress) remoteAddr;
                 final InetAddress ipAddress = remoteInetAddr.getAddress();
@@ -1020,10 +1016,6 @@ protected void establishConnection(SelectionKey currentKey)
                     remoteAddrText = ipAddress.getHostAddress();
                 }
             }
-            catch (ClassCastException ignored)
-            {
-                // ignored
-            }
 
             final String errorDescription =
                 this.getServiceName() + " connector: Connection " +