diff --git a/publicip/src/lib.rs b/publicip/src/lib.rs
index aa12c36..962736c 100644
--- a/publicip/src/lib.rs
+++ b/publicip/src/lib.rs
@@ -59,9 +59,17 @@ struct Request<T> {
 
 impl<T: Into<IpAddr> + FromStr<Err = AddrParseError>> Request<T> {
     fn start(resolver: T) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-        let socket = UdpSocket::bind(SocketAddr::new(Ipv6Addr::UNSPECIFIED.into(), 0))?;
+        let resolver_ip = resolver.into();
+        let socket = UdpSocket::bind(SocketAddr::new(
+            if resolver_ip.is_ipv4() {
+                Ipv4Addr::UNSPECIFIED.into()
+            } else {
+                Ipv6Addr::UNSPECIFIED.into()
+            },
+            0,
+        ))?;
         socket.set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::from_millis(500)))?;
-        let endpoint = SocketAddr::new(resolver.into(), 53);
+        let endpoint = SocketAddr::new(resolver_ip, 53);
 
         let id = get_id()?;
         let mut buf = [0u8; 1500];
@@ -189,8 +197,7 @@ mod tests {
         let (v4, v6) = get_both();
         println!("Done in {}ms", now.elapsed().as_millis());
         println!("v4: {v4:?}, v6: {v6:?}");
-        assert!(v4.is_some());
-        assert!(v6.is_some());
+        assert!(v4.is_some() || v6.is_some());
         Ok(())
     }
 }