diff --git a/src/io/aeron/driver/media/UdpChannel.java b/src/io/aeron/driver/media/UdpChannel.java
index 9214bb97..549a2eac 100644
--- a/src/io/aeron/driver/media/UdpChannel.java
+++ b/src/io/aeron/driver/media/UdpChannel.java
@@ -165,9 +165,10 @@ public final class UdpChannel
             {
                 hasExplicitEndpoint = false;
                 if (explicitControlAddress == null || explicitControlAddress.getAddress() instanceof Inet4Address) {
-                    endpointAddress = new InetSocketAddress(InetAddress.getByAddress("", new byte[]{0,0,0,0}), 0);
+                    endpointAddress = new InetSocketAddress(InetAddress.getByAddress(null, new byte[]{0,0,0,0}), 0);
                  } else {
-                    endpointAddress = new InetSocketAddress(InetAddress.getByAddress("", new byte[]{0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0}), 0);
+                    endpointAddress = new InetSocketAddress(InetAddress.getByAddress(null, new byte[]{0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0}),
+                                                            0);
                  }
             }