diff --git a/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp b/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp
index 550ad5e2b..2951e67c9 100644
--- a/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp
+++ b/llarp/handlers/tun.cpp
@@ -745,8 +745,8 @@ namespace llarp
       const auto maybe = GetInterfaceIPv6Address(m_IfName);
       if (maybe.has_value())
       {
-        m_OurIP6 = *maybe;
-        LogInfo(Name(), " has ipv6 address ", m_OurIP6);
+        m_OurIPv6 = *maybe;
+        LogInfo(Name(), " has ipv6 address ", m_OurIPv6);
       }
 
       netloop->add_ticker([&]() { Flush(); });
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ namespace llarp
         }
         else if (pkt.IsV6())
         {
-          dst = m_OurIP6;
+          dst = m_OurIPv6;
           src = pkt.srcv6();
         }
         // find what exit we think this should be for
diff --git a/llarp/handlers/tun.hpp b/llarp/handlers/tun.hpp
index 045280ea0..713d911df 100644
--- a/llarp/handlers/tun.hpp
+++ b/llarp/handlers/tun.hpp
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ namespace llarp
       std::unordered_map<huint128_t, llarp_time_t> m_IPActivity;
       /// our ip address (host byte order)
       huint128_t m_OurIP;
-      /// our ip for ip6
-      huint128_t m_OurIP6;
+      /// our network interface's ipv6 address
+      huint128_t m_OurIPv6;
 
       /// next ip address to allocate (host byte order)
       huint128_t m_NextIP;