diff --git a/network/scripts/run-os-net-config.sh b/network/scripts/run-os-net-config.sh
index 46532c72d8..22085cabd4 100755
--- a/network/scripts/run-os-net-config.sh
+++ b/network/scripts/run-os-net-config.sh
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ function ping_metadata_ip() {
 
     echo -n "Trying to ping metadata IP ${METADATA_IP}..."
 
+    _IP="$(getent hosts $METADATA_IP | awk '{ print $1 }')"
     _ping=ping
-    if [[ "$METADATA_IP" =~ ":" ]] ; then
+    if [[ "$_IP" =~ ":" ]] ; then
         _ping=ping6
     fi