diff --git a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/NettyConnection.java b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/NettyConnection.java
index dde7055a90..f84edb2284 100644
--- a/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/NettyConnection.java
+++ b/artemis-core-client/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/remoting/impl/netty/NettyConnection.java
@@ -397,7 +397,12 @@ public class NettyConnection implements Connection {
       if (address == null) {
          return null;
       }
-      return address.toString();
+      String result = address.toString();
+      if (result.startsWith("/")) {
+         return result.substring(1);
+      } else {
+         return result;
+      }
    }
 
    @Override
diff --git a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/client/CoreClientTest.java b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/client/CoreClientTest.java
index 24dd9b8bcb..4533233a4a 100644
--- a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/client/CoreClientTest.java
+++ b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/client/CoreClientTest.java
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@
  */
 package org.apache.activemq.artemis.tests.integration.client;
 
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
-import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
-
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -59,6 +53,12 @@ import org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.ActiveMQThreadFactory;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.UUIDGenerator;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
 public class CoreClientTest extends ActiveMQTestBase {
 
    @Test
@@ -282,4 +282,14 @@ public class CoreClientTest extends ActiveMQTestBase {
 
       sf.close();
    }
+
+   @Test
+   public void testRemoteAddress() throws Exception {
+      ActiveMQServer server = addServer(ActiveMQServers.newActiveMQServer(createDefaultConfig(true), false));
+      server.start();
+      ServerLocator locator = createNonHALocator(true);
+      ClientSessionFactory sf = createSessionFactory(locator);
+      addClientSession(sf.createSession(false, true, true));
+      assertFalse(server.getRemotingService().getConnections().iterator().next().getTransportConnection().getRemoteAddress().startsWith("/"));
+   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/client/SlowConsumerTest.java b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/client/SlowConsumerTest.java
index 5673347d6b..e35ef32684 100644
--- a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/client/SlowConsumerTest.java
+++ b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/client/SlowConsumerTest.java
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public class SlowConsumerTest extends ActiveMQTestBase {
          assertEquals(QUEUE.toString(), message.getObjectProperty(ManagementHelper.HDR_ADDRESS).toString());
          assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(1), message.getIntProperty(ManagementHelper.HDR_CONSUMER_COUNT));
          if (isNetty) {
-            assertTrue(message.getSimpleStringProperty(ManagementHelper.HDR_REMOTE_ADDRESS).toString().startsWith("/127.0.0.1"));
+            assertTrue(message.getSimpleStringProperty(ManagementHelper.HDR_REMOTE_ADDRESS).toString().startsWith("127.0.0.1"));
          } else {
             assertEquals(SimpleString.of("invm:0"), message.getSimpleStringProperty(ManagementHelper.HDR_REMOTE_ADDRESS));
          }
diff --git a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/management/SSLSecurityNotificationTest.java b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/management/SSLSecurityNotificationTest.java
index 7ce14d91b5..eb7e1a7f40 100644
--- a/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/management/SSLSecurityNotificationTest.java
+++ b/tests/integration-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/integration/management/SSLSecurityNotificationTest.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class SSLSecurityNotificationTest extends ActiveMQTestBase {
       assertEquals(SECURITY_AUTHENTICATION_VIOLATION.toString(), notifications[0].getObjectProperty(ManagementHelper.HDR_NOTIFICATION_TYPE).toString());
       assertNull(notifications[0].getObjectProperty(ManagementHelper.HDR_USER));
       assertEquals("CN=ActiveMQ Artemis Unknown Client, OU=Artemis, O=ActiveMQ, L=AMQ, ST=AMQ, C=AMQ", notifications[0].getObjectProperty(ManagementHelper.HDR_CERT_SUBJECT_DN).toString());
-      assertTrue(notifications[0].getObjectProperty(ManagementHelper.HDR_REMOTE_ADDRESS).toString().startsWith("/127.0.0.1"));
+      assertTrue(notifications[0].getObjectProperty(ManagementHelper.HDR_REMOTE_ADDRESS).toString().startsWith("127.0.0.1"));
       assertTrue(notifications[0].getTimestamp() >= start);
       assertTrue((long) notifications[0].getObjectProperty(ManagementHelper.HDR_NOTIFICATION_TIMESTAMP) >= start);
       assertEquals(notifications[0].getTimestamp(), (long) notifications[0].getObjectProperty(ManagementHelper.HDR_NOTIFICATION_TIMESTAMP));
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public class SSLSecurityNotificationTest extends ActiveMQTestBase {
       assertEquals(CONNECTION_CREATED.toString(), notification.getObjectProperty(ManagementHelper.HDR_NOTIFICATION_TYPE).toString());
       assertNotNull(notification.getObjectProperty(ManagementHelper.HDR_CERT_SUBJECT_DN));
       assertEquals("CN=ActiveMQ Artemis Client, OU=Artemis, O=ActiveMQ, L=AMQ, ST=AMQ, C=AMQ", notification.getObjectProperty(ManagementHelper.HDR_CERT_SUBJECT_DN).toString());
-      assertTrue(notification.getObjectProperty(ManagementHelper.HDR_REMOTE_ADDRESS).toString().startsWith("/127.0.0.1"));
+      assertTrue(notification.getObjectProperty(ManagementHelper.HDR_REMOTE_ADDRESS).toString().startsWith("127.0.0.1"));
       assertTrue(notification.getTimestamp() >= start);
       assertTrue((long) notification.getObjectProperty(ManagementHelper.HDR_NOTIFICATION_TIMESTAMP) >= start);
       assertEquals(notification.getTimestamp(), (long) notification.getObjectProperty(ManagementHelper.HDR_NOTIFICATION_TIMESTAMP));