diff --git a/opts/ip.go b/opts/ip.go
index 90360056f7..d960dcd935 100644
--- a/opts/ip.go
+++ b/opts/ip.go
@@ -27,5 +27,8 @@ func (o *IpOpt) Set(val string) error {
 }
 
 func (o *IpOpt) String() string {
+	if *o.IP == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
 	return o.IP.String()
 }
diff --git a/opts/opts_test.go b/opts/opts_test.go
index dfad430ac4..921009c6b3 100644
--- a/opts/opts_test.go
+++ b/opts/opts_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package opts
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"net"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -179,6 +180,18 @@ func TestValidateExtraHosts(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestIpOptString(t *testing.T) {
+	addresses := []string{"", "0.0.0.0"}
+	var ip net.IP
+
+	for _, address := range addresses {
+		stringAddress := NewIpOpt(&ip, address).String()
+		if stringAddress != address {
+			t.Fatalf("IpOpt string should be `%s`, not `%s`", address, stringAddress)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func logOptsValidator(val string) (string, error) {
 	allowedKeys := map[string]string{"max-size": "1", "max-file": "2"}
 	vals := strings.Split(val, "=")