diff --git a/pkg/client/dns.go b/pkg/client/dns.go
index 7efd10bc..dc5d133d 100644
--- a/pkg/client/dns.go
+++ b/pkg/client/dns.go
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"net"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/netip"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -108,8 +110,7 @@ func verifyCaddyReachable(ctx context.Context, m *pb.MachineInfo) error {
 	eventID := fmt.Sprintf("Machine %s (%s)", m.Name, publicIP)
 	pw.Event(progress.NewEvent(eventID, progress.Working, "Querying"))
 
-	verifyURL := fmt.Sprintf("http://%s%s", publicIP, caddyconfig.VerifyPath)
-
+	verifyURL := getVerifyURL(publicIP)
 	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, verifyURL, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		pw.Event(progress.NewEvent(eventID, progress.Error, err.Error()))
@@ -170,6 +171,11 @@ func verifyCaddyReachable(ctx context.Context, m *pb.MachineInfo) error {
 	}
 }
 
+func getVerifyURL(publicIP netip.Addr) string {
+	httpFormattedIP := net.JoinHostPort(publicIP.String(), "")
+	return fmt.Sprintf("http://%s%s", httpFormattedIP, caddyconfig.VerifyPath)
+}
+
 // unreachable creates a new Unreachable error event.
 func unreachable(id string) progress.Event {
 	return progress.NewEvent(
diff --git a/pkg/client/dns_internal_test.go b/pkg/client/dns_internal_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c5466b4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/client/dns_internal_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package client
+
+import (
+	"net/netip"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestGetVerifyURL(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := map[string]struct {
+		given netip.Addr
+		want  string
+	}{
+		"IPv4": {
+			given: netip.MustParseAddr("93.184.216.34"),
+			want:  "http://93.184.216.34:/.uncloud-verify",
+		},
+		"IPv6": {
+			given: netip.MustParseAddr("2001:db8::1"),
+			want:  "http://[2001:db8::1]:/.uncloud-verify",
+		},
+	}
+	for name, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got := getVerifyURL(tt.given)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, got)
+		})
+	}
+}