diff --git a/client_read_test.go b/client_read_test.go
index 3bf37cea..931a938e 100644
--- a/client_read_test.go
+++ b/client_read_test.go
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func TestClientRead(t *testing.T) {
 					v := base.StreamDeliveryMulticast
 					th.Delivery = &v
 					th.Protocol = base.StreamProtocolUDP
-					v2 := "224.1.0.1"
+					v2 := net.ParseIP("224.1.0.1")
 					th.Destination = &v2
 					th.Ports = &[2]int{25000, 25001}
 
diff --git a/clientconn.go b/clientconn.go
index 3d86e638..c708ba81 100644
--- a/clientconn.go
+++ b/clientconn.go
@@ -1317,12 +1317,12 @@ func (cc *ClientConn) doSetup(
 			return nil, liberrors.ErrClientTransportHeaderNoDestination{}
 		}
 
-		rtpListener, err = newClientConnUDPListener(cc, true, *thRes.Destination+":"+strconv.FormatInt(int64(thRes.Ports[0]), 10))
+		rtpListener, err = newClientConnUDPListener(cc, true, thRes.Destination.String()+":"+strconv.FormatInt(int64(thRes.Ports[0]), 10))
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		rtcpListener, err = newClientConnUDPListener(cc, true, *thRes.Destination+":"+strconv.FormatInt(int64(thRes.Ports[1]), 10))
+		rtcpListener, err = newClientConnUDPListener(cc, true, thRes.Destination.String()+":"+strconv.FormatInt(int64(thRes.Ports[1]), 10))
 		if err != nil {
 			rtpListener.close()
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/headers/transport.go b/pkg/headers/transport.go
index be327619..308deaf0 100644
--- a/pkg/headers/transport.go
+++ b/pkg/headers/transport.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
+	"net"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -29,8 +30,8 @@ type Transport struct {
 	// (optional) delivery method of the stream
 	Delivery *base.StreamDelivery
 
-	// (optional) destination
-	Destination *string
+	// (optional) destination IP
+	Destination *net.IP
 
 	// (optional) interleaved frame ids
 	InterleavedIDs *[2]int
@@ -122,7 +123,11 @@ func (h *Transport) Read(v base.HeaderValue) error {
 			h.Delivery = &v
 
 		case "destination":
-			h.Destination = &v
+			ip := net.ParseIP(v)
+			if ip == nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("invalid destination (%v)", v)
+			}
+			h.Destination = &ip
 
 		case "interleaved":
 			ports, err := parsePorts(v)
@@ -231,7 +236,7 @@ func (h Transport) Write() base.HeaderValue {
 	}
 
 	if h.Destination != nil {
-		rets = append(rets, "destination="+*h.Destination)
+		rets = append(rets, "destination="+h.Destination.String())
 	}
 
 	if h.InterleavedIDs != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/headers/transport_test.go b/pkg/headers/transport_test.go
index 3ab5820e..8357ab7f 100644
--- a/pkg/headers/transport_test.go
+++ b/pkg/headers/transport_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package headers
 
 import (
+	"net"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -55,8 +56,8 @@ var casesTransport = []struct {
 				v := base.StreamDeliveryMulticast
 				return &v
 			}(),
-			Destination: func() *string {
-				v := "225.219.201.15"
+			Destination: func() *net.IP {
+				v := net.ParseIP("225.219.201.15")
 				return &v
 			}(),
 			TTL: func() *uint {
@@ -212,6 +213,11 @@ func TestTransportReadErrors(t *testing.T) {
 			base.HeaderValue{`RTP/AVP;unicast;ttl=aa`},
 			"strconv.ParseUint: parsing \"aa\": invalid syntax",
 		},
+		{
+			"invalid destination",
+			base.HeaderValue{`RTP/AVP;unicast;destination=aa`},
+			"invalid destination (aa)",
+		},
 		{
 			"invalid ports 1",
 			base.HeaderValue{`RTP/AVP;unicast;port=aa`},
diff --git a/server_read_test.go b/server_read_test.go
index 4e71c5fa..ca84d326 100644
--- a/server_read_test.go
+++ b/server_read_test.go
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ func TestServerRead(t *testing.T) {
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 
 				for _, intf := range intfs {
-					err := p.JoinGroup(&intf, &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP(*th.Destination)})
+					err := p.JoinGroup(&intf, &net.UDPAddr{IP: *th.Destination})
 					require.NoError(t, err)
 				}
 
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ func TestServerRead(t *testing.T) {
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 
 				for _, intf := range intfs {
-					err := p.JoinGroup(&intf, &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP(*th.Destination)})
+					err := p.JoinGroup(&intf, &net.UDPAddr{IP: *th.Destination})
 					require.NoError(t, err)
 				}
 			}
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ func TestServerRead(t *testing.T) {
 
 			case "multicast":
 				l2.WriteTo([]byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04}, &net.UDPAddr{
-					IP:   net.ParseIP(*th.Destination),
+					IP:   *th.Destination,
 					Port: th.Ports[1],
 				})
 				<-framesReceived
diff --git a/serversession.go b/serversession.go
index 7de85539..6de3f316 100644
--- a/serversession.go
+++ b/serversession.go
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ func (ss *ServerSession) handleRequest(sc *ServerConn, req *base.Request) (*base
 				th.Delivery = &de
 				v := uint(127)
 				th.TTL = &v
-				d := stream.multicastListeners[trackID].rtpListener.ip().String()
+				d := stream.multicastListeners[trackID].rtpListener.ip()
 				th.Destination = &d
 				th.Ports = &[2]int{
 					stream.multicastListeners[trackID].rtpListener.port(),