1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/api/resources/v1/env.py b/api/resources/v1/env.py
index 75c981a96..6c9eb8324 100644
--- a/api/resources/v1/env.py
+++ b/api/resources/v1/env.py
@@ -10,12 +10,16 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 import errno
 import logging
+
+import ipaddress
 import os
 import subprocess
 import threading
 import time
 import uuid
 import glob
+
+import six
 import yaml
 import collections
 
@@ -269,6 +273,8 @@ class V1Env(ApiResource):
                     LOG.info('Openrc file not found')
                     installer_ip = os.environ.get('INSTALLER_IP',
                                                   '192.168.200.2')
+                    # validate installer_ip is a valid ipaddress
+                    installer_ip = str(ipaddress.IPv4Address(six.u(installer_ip)))
                     installer_type = os.environ.get('INSTALLER_TYPE', 'compass')
                     LOG.info('Getting openrc file from %s', installer_type)
                     self._get_remote_rc_file(rc_file,