--- a/src/lib/datapipeline/src/dppline.c
+++ b/src/lib/datapipeline/src/dppline.c
@@ -2147,9 +2147,10 @@ static void dppline_add_stat_events(Sts_
 			ipe->timestamp_ms = cs_rec->ip_event->timestamp;
 
 			if (cs_rec->ip_event->ip_addr) {
-				ipe->ip_addr.data = malloc(16);
-				memcpy(ipe->ip_addr.data, cs_rec->ip_event->ip_addr,16);
-				ipe->ip_addr.len = 16;
+				uint8_t ip[4] = {0};
+				sscanf(cs_rec->ip_event->ip_addr, "%hhu.%hhu.%hhu.%hhu", &ip[0], &ip[1], &ip[2], &ip[3]);
+				ipe->ip_addr.data = ip;
+				ipe->ip_addr.len = 4;
 				ipe->has_ip_addr = true;
 			}
 		}
@@ -2224,10 +2225,10 @@ static void dppline_add_stat_events(Sts_
 			}
 
 			if (cs_rec->connect_event->ip_addr) {
-				coe->ip_addr.data = malloc(16);
-				memcpy(coe->ip_addr.data, cs_rec->connect_event->ip_addr,
-				       16);
-				coe->ip_addr.len = 16;
+				uint8_t ip[4] = {0};
+				sscanf(cs_rec->connect_event->ip_addr, "%hhu.%hhu.%hhu.%hhu", &ip[0], &ip[1], &ip[2], &ip[3]);
+				coe->ip_addr.data = ip;
+				coe->ip_addr.len = 4;
 				coe->has_ip_addr = true;
 			}