diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 45a942c..a863d0c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Aerospike Kubernetes Operator Init Container.
 #
 # Build the akoinit binary
-FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.22 as builder
+FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.22 AS builder
 
 # OS and Arch args
 ARG TARGETOS
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ RUN microdnf update -y \
     && microdnf clean all
 
 # Add /workdir/bin to PATH
-ENV PATH "/workdir/bin:$PATH"
+ENV PATH="/workdir/bin:$PATH"
 
 # For RedHat Openshift, set this to non-root user ID 1001 using
 # --build-arg USER=1001 as docker build argument.
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5ced1cd..6c67907 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module github.com/aerospike/aerospike-kubernetes-init
 go 1.22
 
 require (
-	github.com/aerospike/aerospike-kubernetes-operator v0.0.0-20241016165325-74a853c18a98
+	github.com/aerospike/aerospike-kubernetes-operator v0.0.0-20250113070037-b07a5f20edcb
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2
 	github.com/k8snetworkplumbingwg/network-attachment-definition-client v1.4.0
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-ps v1.0.0
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require (
 
 require (
 	github.com/aerospike/aerospike-client-go/v7 v7.6.1 // indirect
-	github.com/aerospike/aerospike-management-lib v1.5.0 // indirect
+	github.com/aerospike/aerospike-management-lib v1.5.1-0.20250106091653-f0c86baa6cd7 // indirect
 	github.com/asaskevich/govalidator v0.0.0-20210307081110-f21760c49a8d // indirect
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5badb00..95db62d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 github.com/aerospike/aerospike-client-go/v7 v7.6.1 h1:VZK6S9YKq2w6ptTk3kXXjTxG2U9M9Y7Oi3YQ+3T7wQQ=
 github.com/aerospike/aerospike-client-go/v7 v7.6.1/go.mod h1:uCbSYMpjlRcH/9f26VSF/luzDDXrcDaV8c6/WIcKtT4=
-github.com/aerospike/aerospike-kubernetes-operator v0.0.0-20241016165325-74a853c18a98 h1:bhg99pbh1Z0EALqANZs4EEIjyiYT9IuRuFrq8cmgfwI=
-github.com/aerospike/aerospike-kubernetes-operator v0.0.0-20241016165325-74a853c18a98/go.mod h1:51gVMITScFL9O2gFQ263/JaO4GACcVbvyj5aXcHYxL8=
-github.com/aerospike/aerospike-management-lib v1.5.0 h1:uAEaBU+PkzbtwsSrPVokLIUeJaDrFSMtwqeCKba3xIs=
-github.com/aerospike/aerospike-management-lib v1.5.0/go.mod h1:hsEptY/AmTmHoJnItJNmfJ4yCMG8LIB8YPnIpIyvGXI=
+github.com/aerospike/aerospike-kubernetes-operator v0.0.0-20250113070037-b07a5f20edcb h1:9nIPtmP7ErIlYS6CtOoJ/l56VHPdLIpRPcvWd9cp3u4=
+github.com/aerospike/aerospike-kubernetes-operator v0.0.0-20250113070037-b07a5f20edcb/go.mod h1:9pPcjruGGrh9lYq8VWeoXM3+exqe93XLTc7RjlGmZIg=
+github.com/aerospike/aerospike-management-lib v1.5.1-0.20250106091653-f0c86baa6cd7 h1:lhccxfqnvqdSNnpxdM4xjUnp8AzHsUKKqJPXRKIgfsw=
+github.com/aerospike/aerospike-management-lib v1.5.1-0.20250106091653-f0c86baa6cd7/go.mod h1:hsEptY/AmTmHoJnItJNmfJ4yCMG8LIB8YPnIpIyvGXI=
 github.com/armon/go-socks5 v0.0.0-20160902184237-e75332964ef5 h1:0CwZNZbxp69SHPdPJAN/hZIm0C4OItdklCFmMRWYpio=
 github.com/armon/go-socks5 v0.0.0-20160902184237-e75332964ef5/go.mod h1:wHh0iHkYZB8zMSxRWpUBQtwG5a7fFgvEO+odwuTv2gs=
 github.com/asaskevich/govalidator v0.0.0-20210307081110-f21760c49a8d h1:Byv0BzEl3/e6D5CLfI0j/7hiIEtvGVFPCZ7Ei2oq8iQ=
diff --git a/pkg/utils.go b/pkg/utils.go
index 4728c7b..eb6dd24 100644
--- a/pkg/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"net"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
@@ -321,9 +322,9 @@ func getHostIPS(ctx context.Context, k8sClient client.Client, hostIP string) (
 				matchFound = true
 			}
 
-			if add.Type == corev1.NodeInternalIP {
+			if add.Type == corev1.NodeInternalIP && net.ParseIP(add.Address).To4() != nil {
 				nodeInternalIP = add.Address
-			} else if add.Type == corev1.NodeExternalIP {
+			} else if add.Type == corev1.NodeExternalIP && net.ParseIP(add.Address).To4() != nil {
 				nodeExternalIP = add.Address
 			}
 		}
@@ -377,14 +378,14 @@ func parseCustomNetworkIP(networkType asdbv1.AerospikeNetworkType,
 	networkSet := sets.NewString(networks...)
 
 	for idx := range netStatuses {
-		net := &netStatuses[idx]
-		if networkSet.Has(net.Name) {
-			if len(net.IPs) == 0 {
+		network := &netStatuses[idx]
+		if networkSet.Has(network.Name) {
+			if len(network.IPs) == 0 {
 				return networkIPs, fmt.Errorf("ips list empty for network %s in pod annotations key %s",
-					net.Name, networkStatusAnnotation)
+					network.Name, networkStatusAnnotation)
 			}
 
-			networkIPs = append(networkIPs, net.IPs...)
+			networkIPs = append(networkIPs, network.IPs...)
 		}
 	}