diff --git a/test/images/agnhost/netexec/netexec.go b/test/images/agnhost/netexec/netexec.go
index a63054f7771..f1e2e62d536 100644
--- a/test/images/agnhost/netexec/netexec.go
+++ b/test/images/agnhost/netexec/netexec.go
@@ -693,7 +693,11 @@ func startSCTPServer(sctpPort int) {
 	for {
 		conn, err := listener.AcceptSCTP()
 		assertNoError(err, fmt.Sprintf("failed accepting SCTP connections"))
-		clientAddress := conn.RemoteAddr().String()
+		remoteAddr, err := conn.SCTPRemoteAddr(0)
+		if err != nil {
+			assertNoError(err, "failed to get SCTP client remote address")
+		}
+		clientAddress := remoteAddr.String()
 		n, err := conn.Read(buf)
 		assertNoError(err, fmt.Sprintf("failed to read from SCTP client %s", clientAddress))
 		receivedText := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(string(buf[0:n])))