diff --git a/roles/ipareplica/library/ipareplica_test.py b/roles/ipareplica/library/ipareplica_test.py
index 7c6f6e900234b292993aa0d3904272197a7f6d5a..973011f91a06f40d683ba2222c6d80b0e24279bc 100644
--- a/roles/ipareplica/library/ipareplica_test.py
+++ b/roles/ipareplica/library/ipareplica_test.py
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ def main():
     if installer.ip_addresses is not None:
         for value in installer.ip_addresses:
             try:
-                CheckedIPAddress(value)
+                ipautil.CheckedIPAddress(value)
             except Exception as e:
                 ansible_module.fail_json(msg="invalid IP address {0}: {1}".format(
                     value, e))