diff --git a/test/utils.py b/test/utils.py
index cbbd8d4..ceeef98 100755
--- a/test/utils.py
+++ b/test/utils.py
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 
 import subprocess
 import re
 
 def run_cmd(cmd):
     p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
     (stdout, stderr) = p.communicate()
     return (stdout, stderr, p.returncode)
 
 def get_IP():
     (stdout, stderr, returncode) = run_cmd(['hostname', '-i'])
     if returncode != 0:
         raise RuntimeError, "Failed to run hostname -i:\n" + stderr
-    # in case multiple IP addresses are returned, use only the first.
-    return re.sub(r'\s.*', '', stdout)
+    # in case multiple IP addresses are returned, use only the first
+    # and also strip '%<device>' part possibly present with IPv6 address
+    ret = re.sub(r'\s.*', '', stdout)
+    return "::1" if '%' in ret else ret