diff --git a/src/mix_peer.rs b/src/mix_peer.rs
index 6573c448f7..8aab5dda73 100644
--- a/src/mix_peer.rs
+++ b/src/mix_peer.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 use std::error::Error;
+use std::net::{Ipv4Addr, SocketAddrV4};
 use tokio::prelude::*;
 
 pub struct MixPeer {
-    connection: String,
+    connection: SocketAddrV4,
 }
 
 impl MixPeer {