diff --git a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/network/DemandForwardingBridgeSupport.java b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/network/DemandForwardingBridgeSupport.java
index f1df2988a7..aa56a09b2f 100644
--- a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/network/DemandForwardingBridgeSupport.java
+++ b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/network/DemandForwardingBridgeSupport.java
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ public abstract class DemandForwardingBridgeSupport implements NetworkBridge, Br
                 remoteConnectionInfo.setClientId(configuration.getName() + "_" + configuration.getBrokerName() + "_outbound");
                 remoteConnectionInfo.setUserName(configuration.getUserName());
                 remoteConnectionInfo.setPassword(configuration.getPassword());
-                remoteConnectionInfo.setClientIp(remoteBroker.getRemoteAddress());
+                remoteConnectionInfo.setClientIp(remoteBroker.toString());
                 remoteBroker.oneway(remoteConnectionInfo);
 
                 SessionInfo remoteSessionInfo = new SessionInfo(remoteConnectionInfo, 1);