diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html)
 
+## 0.65.3
+### Added
+- IPv6 peer support.
+
 ## 0.65.2
 ### Fixed
 - Correct lazy bytestring deserialization algorithm for web client.
diff --git a/app/Main.hs b/app/Main.hs
--- a/app/Main.hs
+++ b/app/Main.hs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     configPort :: !Int,
     configNetwork :: !String,
     configDiscover :: !Bool,
-    configPeers :: ![(String, Maybe Int)],
+    configPeers :: ![String],
     configVersion :: !Bool,
     configDebug :: !Bool,
     configMaxPending :: !Int,
@@ -231,10 +231,10 @@
     defEnv "DISCOVER" False parseBool
 {-# NOINLINE defDiscover #-}
 
-defPeers :: [(String, Maybe Int)]
+defPeers :: [String]
 defPeers =
   unsafePerformIO $
-    defEnv "PEER" [] (mapM (eitherToMaybe . peerReader) . words)
+    defEnv "PEER" [] (pure . words)
 {-# NOINLINE defPeers #-}
 
 defDebug :: Bool
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
   configPeers <-
     fmap (mappend defPeers) $
       many $
-        option (eitherReader peerReader) $
+        option auto $
           metavar "HOST"
             <> long "peer"
             <> short 'p'
@@ -670,19 +670,9 @@
   | s == getNetworkName bchRegTest = Right bchRegTest
   | otherwise = Left "Network name invalid"
 
-peerReader :: String -> Either String (String, Maybe Int)
-peerReader s = do
-  let (host, p) = span (/= ':') s
-  when (null host) (Left "Peer name or address not defined")
-  port <-
-    case p of
-      [] -> return Nothing
-      ':' : p' ->
-        case readMaybe p' of
-          Nothing -> Left "Peer port number cannot be read"
-          Just n -> return (Just n)
-      _ -> Left "Peer information could not be parsed"
-  return (host, port)
+peerReader :: String -> Either String String
+peerReader "" = Left "Peer cannot be blank"
+peerReader s = Right s
 
 main :: IO ()
 main = do
@@ -746,8 +736,7 @@
       let scfg =
             StoreConfig
               { storeConfMaxPeers = maxpeers,
-                storeConfInitPeers =
-                  map (second (fromMaybe (getDefaultPort net))) peers,
+                storeConfInitPeers = peers,
                 storeConfDiscover = disc,
                 storeConfDB = wd net </> "db",
                 storeConfNetwork = net,
diff --git a/haskoin-store.cabal b/haskoin-store.cabal
--- a/haskoin-store.cabal
+++ b/haskoin-store.cabal
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:           haskoin-store
-version:        0.65.2
+version:        0.65.3
 synopsis:       Storage and index for Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
 description:    Please see the README on GitHub at <https://github.com/haskoin/haskoin-store#readme>
 category:       Bitcoin, Finance, Network
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     , hashable >=1.3.0.0
     , hashtables >=1.2.4.2
     , haskoin-core >=0.21.1
-    , haskoin-node >=0.17.0
+    , haskoin-node >=0.18.0
     , haskoin-store-data ==0.65.2
     , hedis >=0.12.13
     , http-types >=0.12.3
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
     , hashable >=1.3.0.0
     , hashtables >=1.2.4.2
     , haskoin-core >=0.21.1
-    , haskoin-node >=0.17.0
+    , haskoin-node >=0.18.0
     , haskoin-store
     , haskoin-store-data ==0.65.2
     , hedis >=0.12.13
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
     , hashable >=1.3.0.0
     , hashtables >=1.2.4.2
     , haskoin-core >=0.21.1
-    , haskoin-node >=0.17.0
+    , haskoin-node >=0.18.0
     , haskoin-store
     , haskoin-store-data ==0.65.2
     , hedis >=0.12.13
diff --git a/src/Haskoin/Store/Manager.hs b/src/Haskoin/Store/Manager.hs
--- a/src/Haskoin/Store/Manager.hs
+++ b/src/Haskoin/Store/Manager.hs
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 import Haskoin.Node
   ( Chain,
     ChainEvent (..),
-    HostPort,
     Node (..),
     NodeConfig (..),
     NodeEvent (..),
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@
   { -- | max peers to connect to
     storeConfMaxPeers :: !Int,
     -- | static set of peers to connect to
-    storeConfInitPeers :: ![HostPort],
+    storeConfInitPeers :: ![String],
     -- | discover new peers
     storeConfDiscover :: !Bool,
     -- | RocksDB database path