diff --git a/utils/he_ipv6/config.py b/utils/he_ipv6/config.py
index d6e91b2..1d6f073 100644
--- a/utils/he_ipv6/config.py
+++ b/utils/he_ipv6/config.py
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ class HETunnelConfig(HEBaseConfig):
         return(None)
 
     def _server(self):
-        self.server = tunnel.IP6(self.tun_xml.find('serverv6'), 128)
+        self.server = tunnel.IP6(self.tun_xml.find('serverv6').text.strip(), 128)
         return(None)
 
     def parse(self):