diff --git a/vmtp/network.py b/vmtp/network.py
index 2d929df..d7a1036 100644
--- a/vmtp/network.py
+++ b/vmtp/network.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #
 
 import time
+import ipaddress
 
 from .log import LOG
 # Module containing a helper class for operating on OpenStack networks
@@ -166,6 +167,11 @@ class Network(object):
                 LOG.info('Found existing internal network: %s', network_name)
                 return network
 
+        ipv4_dns = [x for x in dns_nameservers
+                    if type(ipaddress.ip_address(u'%s' % x)).__name__ == 'IPv4Address']
+        ipv6_dns = [x for x in dns_nameservers
+                    if type(ipaddress.ip_address(u'%s' % x)).__name__ == 'IPv6Address']
+
         body = {
             'network': {
                 'name': network_name,
@@ -180,7 +186,7 @@ class Network(object):
                 'network_id': network['id'],
                 'enable_dhcp': True,
                 'ip_version': 4,
-                'dns_nameservers': dns_nameservers
+                'dns_nameservers': ipv4_dns
             }
         }
         if not enable_dhcp:
@@ -199,7 +205,8 @@ class Network(object):
                     'enable_dhcp': True,
                     'ip_version': 6,
                     'ipv6_ra_mode': ipv6_mode,
-                    'ipv6_address_mode': ipv6_mode
+                    'ipv6_address_mode': ipv6_mode,
+                    'dns_nameservers': ipv6_dns
                 }
             }
             if not enable_dhcp: