diff --git a/network/config.go b/network/config.go
index 04b259976..ffd545cac 100644
--- a/network/config.go
+++ b/network/config.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
 	"github.com/pactus-project/pactus/util/errors"
 )
 
@@ -61,6 +62,16 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 	}
 }
 
+func validateAddresses(address []string) error {
+	for _, addr := range address {
+		_, err := multiaddr.NewMultiaddr(addr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // SanityCheck performs basic checks on the configuration.
 func (conf *Config) SanityCheck() error {
 	if conf.EnableRelay {
@@ -68,5 +79,8 @@ func (conf *Config) SanityCheck() error {
 			return errors.Errorf(errors.ErrInvalidConfig, "at least one relay address should be defined")
 		}
 	}
-	return nil
+	if err := validateAddresses(conf.RelayAddrs); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return validateAddresses(conf.Listens)
 }
diff --git a/network/config_test.go b/network/config_test.go
index b1f267f95..6dad6b65a 100644
--- a/network/config_test.go
+++ b/network/config_test.go
@@ -6,12 +6,30 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
-func TestConf(t *testing.T) {
+func TestDefaultConfigCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	conf := DefaultConfig()
 
 	conf.EnableRelay = true
 	assert.Error(t, conf.SanityCheck())
 
-	conf.EnableRelay = false
+	conf.Listens = []string{""}
+	assert.Error(t, conf.SanityCheck())
+
+	conf.Listens = []string{"127.0.0.1"}
+	assert.Error(t, conf.SanityCheck())
+
+	conf.Listens = []string{"/ip4"}
+	assert.Error(t, conf.SanityCheck())
+
+	conf.RelayAddrs = []string{"/ip4"}
+	assert.Error(t, conf.SanityCheck())
+
+	conf.RelayAddrs = []string{}
+	conf.Listens = []string{}
+
+	conf.RelayAddrs = []string{"/ip4/127.0.0.1"}
+	assert.NoError(t, conf.SanityCheck())
+
+	conf.Listens = []string{"/ip4/127.0.0.1"}
 	assert.NoError(t, conf.SanityCheck())
 }