diff --git a/bramble-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/bluetooth/AndroidBluetoothTransportConnection.java b/bramble-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/bluetooth/AndroidBluetoothTransportConnection.java
index aedb15f67..226ad0330 100644
--- a/bramble-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/bluetooth/AndroidBluetoothTransportConnection.java
+++ b/bramble-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/bluetooth/AndroidBluetoothTransportConnection.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.BluetoothConstants.PROP_ADDRESS;
+import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.AndroidUtils.isValidBluetoothAddress;
 
 @NotNullByDefault
 class AndroidBluetoothTransportConnection
@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ class AndroidBluetoothTransportConnection
 		super(plugin);
 		this.connectionManager = connectionManager;
 		this.socket = socket;
-		remote.put(PROP_ADDRESS, socket.getRemoteDevice().getAddress());
+		String address = socket.getRemoteDevice().getAddress();
+		if (isValidBluetoothAddress(address)) remote.put(PROP_ADDRESS, address);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/bramble-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/util/AndroidUtils.java b/bramble-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/util/AndroidUtils.java
index 6182bed9b..4d5c8ea13 100644
--- a/bramble-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/util/AndroidUtils.java
+++ b/bramble-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/util/AndroidUtils.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class AndroidUtils {
 		return new Pair<>("", "");
 	}
 
-	private static boolean isValidBluetoothAddress(@Nullable String address) {
+	public static boolean isValidBluetoothAddress(@Nullable String address) {
 		return !StringUtils.isNullOrEmpty(address)
 				&& BluetoothAdapter.checkBluetoothAddress(address)
 				&& !address.equals(FAKE_BLUETOOTH_ADDRESS);