diff --git a/bin/nova-dhcpbridge b/bin/nova-dhcpbridge
index 3dd9de367..7ef51feba 100755
--- a/bin/nova-dhcpbridge
+++ b/bin/nova-dhcpbridge
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def init_leases(interface):
     """Get the list of hosts for an interface."""
     ctxt = context.get_admin_context()
     network_ref = db.network_get_by_bridge(ctxt, interface)
-    return linux_net.get_dhcp_hosts(ctxt, network_ref['id'])
+    return linux_net.get_dhcp_leases(ctxt, network_ref['id'])
 
 
 def main():
diff --git a/nova/tests/test_network.py b/nova/tests/test_network.py
index 53e35ce7e..1e634b388 100644
--- a/nova/tests/test_network.py
+++ b/nova/tests/test_network.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Unit Tests for network code
 """
 import IPy
 import os
+import time
 
 from nova import context
 from nova import db
@@ -463,6 +464,31 @@ class NetworkTestCase(test.TestCase):
                                                   network['id'])
         self.assertEqual(ip_count, num_available_ips)
 
+    def test_dhcp_lease_output(self):
+        admin_ctxt = context.get_admin_context()
+        address = self._create_address(0, self.instance_id)
+        lease_ip(address)
+        network_ref = db.network_get_by_instance(admin_ctxt, self.instance_id)
+        leases = linux_net.get_dhcp_leases(context.get_admin_context(),
+                                           network_ref['id'])
+        for line in leases.split('\n'):
+            seconds, mac, ip, hostname, client_id = line.split(' ')
+            self.assertTrue(int(seconds) > time.time(), 'Lease expires in '
+                                                        'the past')
+            octets = mac.split(':')
+            self.assertEqual(len(octets), 6, "Wrong number of octets "
+                                             "in %s" % (max,))
+            for octet in octets:
+                self.assertEqual(len(octet), 2, "Oddly sized octet: %s"
+                                                                    % (octet,))
+                # This will throw an exception if the octet is invalid
+                int(octet, 16)
+
+            # And this will raise an exception in case of an invalid IP
+            IPy.IP(ip)
+
+        release_ip(address)
+
 
 def is_allocated_in_project(address, project_id):
     """Returns true if address is in specified project"""