diff --git a/source/managers/CommunicationManager.py b/source/managers/CommunicationManager.py
index b358ae8..5aeb224 100644
--- a/source/managers/CommunicationManager.py
+++ b/source/managers/CommunicationManager.py
@@ -242,11 +242,21 @@ class CommunicationManager:
         for interface in self.get_local_addresses():
             # unpack the interface information
             interface_family, _, _, _, interface_address = interface
-            interface_host, _, _, interface_scope = interface_address
 
-            # check if it matches the address interface
-            if host == interface_host and scope == interface_scope:
-                return True
+            match interface_family:
+                case socket.AF_INET:
+                    interface_host, interface_port = interface_address
+
+                    # check if it matches the address interface
+                    if host == interface_host:
+                        return True
+
+                case socket.AF_INET6:
+                    interface_host, interface_port, interface_flowinfo, interface_scope = interface_address
+
+                    # check if it matches the address interface
+                    if host == interface_host and scope == interface_scope:
+                        return True
 
         # no matching interfaces have been found
         return False