diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 062d74c..6153fb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run json-server test
         run: npm run demo-json-server
 
+      - name: Run ::1 host example
+        run: npm run demo-ip6
+
   release:
     needs: ['tests1', 'tests2', 'tests-node-v18']
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b86ac18..d8dfa6c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
         "start-test": "src/bin/start.js"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
+        "@types/node": "^18.14.1",
         "ban-sensitive-files": "1.9.7",
         "chai": "4.2.0",
         "cross-env": "7.0.2",
@@ -1444,9 +1445,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/@types/node": {
-      "version": "12.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-12.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Jrb/x3HT4PTJp6a4avhmJCDEVrPdqLfl3e8GGMbpkGGdwAV5UGlIs4vVEfsHHfylZVOKZWpOqmqFH8CbfOZ6kg==",
+      "version": "18.14.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-18.14.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QH+37Qds3E0eDlReeboBxfHbX9omAcBCXEzswCu6jySP642jiM3cYSIkU/REqwhCUqXdonHFuBfJDiAJxMNhaQ==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/@types/normalize-package-data": {
@@ -24155,9 +24156,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "@types/node": {
-      "version": "12.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-12.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Jrb/x3HT4PTJp6a4avhmJCDEVrPdqLfl3e8GGMbpkGGdwAV5UGlIs4vVEfsHHfylZVOKZWpOqmqFH8CbfOZ6kg==",
+      "version": "18.14.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-18.14.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QH+37Qds3E0eDlReeboBxfHbX9omAcBCXEzswCu6jySP642jiM3cYSIkU/REqwhCUqXdonHFuBfJDiAJxMNhaQ==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "@types/normalize-package-data": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c99cbb7..14d2746 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -100,9 +100,11 @@
     "demo-commands": "node src/bin/start.js 'node test/server.js --port 8800' 8800 'node test/client --port 8800'",
     "demo-multiple": "node src/bin/start.js 'node test/server --port 6000' 6000 'node test/server --port 6010' 6010 'curl http://127.0.0.1:6000 && curl http://127.0.0.1:6010'",
     "demo-multiple-test-commands": "node src/bin/start.js 9000 'npm run message && npm run message2'",
-    "demo-json-server": "node src/bin/start.js 'json-server test/data.json' 3000 'echo json-server working'"
+    "demo-json-server": "node src/bin/start.js 'json-server test/data.json' 3000 'echo json-server working'",
+    "demo-ip6": "node src/bin/start.js 'node test/ip6.mjs' 8000 'echo server with ::1 working'"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^18.14.1",
     "ban-sensitive-files": "1.9.7",
     "chai": "4.2.0",
     "cross-env": "7.0.2",
diff --git a/test/ip6.mjs b/test/ip6.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f369db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/ip6.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import http from 'node:http';
+
+// Create a local server to receive data from
+const server = http.createServer();
+
+// Listen to the request event
+server.on('request', (request, res) => {
+  console.log('server responding')
+  res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' });
+  res.end(JSON.stringify({
+    data: 'Hello World!',
+  }));
+});
+
+server.listen(8000, '::1', () => {
+  console.log('server is listening on ::1:8000')
+});