diff --git a/lib/primitives/netaddress.js b/lib/primitives/netaddress.js
index 08760401..57ccfc99 100644
--- a/lib/primitives/netaddress.js
+++ b/lib/primitives/netaddress.js
@@ -189,8 +189,11 @@ NetworkAddress.fromHost = function fromHost(host, port, network) {
 
 NetworkAddress.prototype.fromHostname = function fromHostname(hostname, network) {
   var addr;
+
   network = Network.get(network);
+
   addr = IP.parseHost(hostname, network.port);
+
   return this.fromHost(addr.host, addr.port, network);
 };
 
@@ -239,14 +242,11 @@ NetworkAddress.fromSocket = function fromSocket(hostname, network) {
  */
 
 NetworkAddress.prototype.fromReader = function fromReader(br, full) {
-  // only version >= 31402
   this.ts = full ? br.readU32() : 0;
   this.services = br.readU53();
-  this.host = IP.toString(br.readBytes(16));
+  this.host = IP.toString(br.readBytes(16, true));
   this.port = br.readU16BE();
-
   this.hostname = IP.hostname(this.host, this.port);
-
   return this;
 };