diff --git a/core/commands/p2p.go b/core/commands/p2p.go
index 78aa2cf3211..387b05c3707 100644
--- a/core/commands/p2p.go
+++ b/core/commands/p2p.go
@@ -357,14 +357,22 @@ var p2pCloseCmd = &cmds.Command{
 
 		proto := protocol.ID(protoOpt)
 
-		listen, err := ma.NewMultiaddr(listenOpt)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
+		var (
+			target, listen ma.Multiaddr
+		)
+
+		if l {
+			listen, err = ma.NewMultiaddr(listenOpt)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 
-		target, err := ma.NewMultiaddr(targetOpt)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
+		if t {
+			target, err = ma.NewMultiaddr(targetOpt)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 
 		if !(closeAll || p || l || t) {
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3ac7a83ea6a..e7e0894a8ef 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.8 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir v1.1.0
 	github.com/mr-tron/base58 v1.1.2
-	github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr v0.0.3
+	github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr v0.0.4
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr-dns v0.0.2
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr-net v0.0.1
 	github.com/multiformats/go-multibase v0.0.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a9fe47fd0e9..1f1131b30ca 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -559,8 +559,8 @@ github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr v0.0.1 h1:/QUV3VBMDI6pi6xfiw7lr6xhDWWvQKn9u
 github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr v0.0.1/go.mod h1:xKVEak1K9cS1VdmPZW3LSIb6lgmoS58qz/pzqmAxV44=
 github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr v0.0.2 h1:RBysRCv5rv3FWlhKWKoXv8tnsCUpEpIZpCmqAGZos2s=
 github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr v0.0.2/go.mod h1:xKVEak1K9cS1VdmPZW3LSIb6lgmoS58qz/pzqmAxV44=
-github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr v0.0.3 h1:/m5AmBtzEOIb9aY6o5pVuSwZeeCWrFks1MlqYsmHlBs=
-github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr v0.0.3/go.mod h1:xKVEak1K9cS1VdmPZW3LSIb6lgmoS58qz/pzqmAxV44=
+github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr v0.0.4 h1:WgMSI84/eRLdbptXMkMWDXPjPq7SPLIgGUVm2eroyU4=
+github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr v0.0.4/go.mod h1:xKVEak1K9cS1VdmPZW3LSIb6lgmoS58qz/pzqmAxV44=
 github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr-dns v0.0.1/go.mod h1:9kWcqw/Pj6FwxAwW38n/9403szc57zJPs45fmnznu3Q=
 github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr-dns v0.0.2 h1:/Bbsgsy3R6e3jf2qBahzNHzww6usYaZ0NhNH3sqdFS8=
 github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr-dns v0.0.2/go.mod h1:9kWcqw/Pj6FwxAwW38n/9403szc57zJPs45fmnznu3Q=