diff --git a/cmd/net.c b/cmd/net.c
index eaa1de5..886735e 100644
--- a/cmd/net.c
+++ b/cmd/net.c
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@
 	char *toff;
 
 	if (argc < 2) {
-		net_ntp_server = env_get_ip("ntpserverip");
+		net_ntp_server = string_to_ip(env_get("ntpserverip"));
 		if (net_ntp_server.s_addr == 0) {
 			printf("ntpserverip not set\n");
 			return CMD_RET_FAILURE;