diff --git a/packages/shulker-proxy-agent/src/common/kotlin/io/shulkermc/proxyagent/Configuration.kt b/packages/shulker-proxy-agent/src/common/kotlin/io/shulkermc/proxyagent/Configuration.kt
index d9312096..6630e31d 100644
--- a/packages/shulker-proxy-agent/src/common/kotlin/io/shulkermc/proxyagent/Configuration.kt
+++ b/packages/shulker-proxy-agent/src/common/kotlin/io/shulkermc/proxyagent/Configuration.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package io.shulkermc.proxyagent
 
+import io.shulkermc.proxyagent.utils.addressFromHostString
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress
 import java.util.Optional
 import java.util.UUID
@@ -18,15 +19,7 @@ object Configuration {
             .getOrDefault(15)
     val PROXY_PREFERRED_RECONNECT_ADDRESS: Optional<InetSocketAddress> =
         getOptionalStringEnv("SHULKER_PROXY_PREFERRED_RECONNECT_ADDRESS")
-            .map {
-                val parts = it.split(":")
-
-                if (parts.size == 2) {
-                    InetSocketAddress(parts[0], parts[1].toInt())
-                } else {
-                    InetSocketAddress(parts[0], 25565)
-                }
-            }
+            .map { str -> addressFromHostString(str) }
 
     val NETWORK_ADMINS: List<UUID> =
         getOptionalStringEnv("SHULKER_NETWORK_ADMINS")
diff --git a/packages/shulker-proxy-agent/src/common/kotlin/io/shulkermc/proxyagent/adapters/filesystem/LocalFileSystemAdapter.kt b/packages/shulker-proxy-agent/src/common/kotlin/io/shulkermc/proxyagent/adapters/filesystem/LocalFileSystemAdapter.kt
index aaba9d85..20a5bd73 100644
--- a/packages/shulker-proxy-agent/src/common/kotlin/io/shulkermc/proxyagent/adapters/filesystem/LocalFileSystemAdapter.kt
+++ b/packages/shulker-proxy-agent/src/common/kotlin/io/shulkermc/proxyagent/adapters/filesystem/LocalFileSystemAdapter.kt
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package io.shulkermc.proxyagent.adapters.filesystem
 
+import io.shulkermc.proxyagent.utils.addressFromHostString
 import org.apache.commons.io.monitor.FileAlterationListenerAdaptor
 import org.apache.commons.io.monitor.FileAlterationMonitor
 import org.apache.commons.io.monitor.FileAlterationObserver
 import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml
 import java.io.File
-import java.net.InetSocketAddress
 import java.nio.file.Files
 import java.nio.file.Path
 import kotlin.io.path.exists
@@ -69,16 +69,10 @@ class LocalFileSystemAdapter : FileSystemAdapter {
             val address = entry["address"] as String
             val tags = entry.getOrDefault("tags", emptyList<String>()) as List<String>
 
-            val addressParts = address.split(":")
-
             name to
                 FileSystemAdapter.ExternalServer(
                     name,
-                    if (addressParts.size == 2) {
-                        InetSocketAddress(addressParts[0], addressParts[1].toInt())
-                    } else {
-                        InetSocketAddress(address, 25565)
-                    },
+                    addressFromHostString(address),
                     tags.toSet(),
                 )
         }
diff --git a/packages/shulker-proxy-agent/src/common/kotlin/io/shulkermc/proxyagent/adapters/kubernetes/ImplKubernetesGatewayAdapter.kt b/packages/shulker-proxy-agent/src/common/kotlin/io/shulkermc/proxyagent/adapters/kubernetes/ImplKubernetesGatewayAdapter.kt
index 83c5acd0..097d1bbf 100644
--- a/packages/shulker-proxy-agent/src/common/kotlin/io/shulkermc/proxyagent/adapters/kubernetes/ImplKubernetesGatewayAdapter.kt
+++ b/packages/shulker-proxy-agent/src/common/kotlin/io/shulkermc/proxyagent/adapters/kubernetes/ImplKubernetesGatewayAdapter.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.informers.SharedIndexInformer
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.okhttp.OkHttpClientFactory
 import io.shulkermc.proxyagent.Configuration
 import io.shulkermc.proxyagent.adapters.kubernetes.models.AgonesV1GameServer
+import io.shulkermc.proxyagent.utils.addressFromHostString
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress
 import java.util.Optional
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ class ImplKubernetesGatewayAdapter(proxyNamespace: String, proxyName: String) :
     private fun getExternalAddressFromService(service: Service): Optional<InetSocketAddress> {
         return if (service.spec.type == "LoadBalancer") {
             Optional.ofNullable(service.status.loadBalancer?.ingress?.firstOrNull())
-                .map { ingress -> InetSocketAddress(ingress.ip, MINECRAFT_DEFAULT_PORT) }
+                .map { ingress -> addressFromHostString(ingress.ip) }
         } else {
             Optional.empty()
         }
diff --git a/packages/shulker-proxy-agent/src/common/kotlin/io/shulkermc/proxyagent/services/ServerDirectoryService.kt b/packages/shulker-proxy-agent/src/common/kotlin/io/shulkermc/proxyagent/services/ServerDirectoryService.kt
index 79657929..f46398ff 100644
--- a/packages/shulker-proxy-agent/src/common/kotlin/io/shulkermc/proxyagent/services/ServerDirectoryService.kt
+++ b/packages/shulker-proxy-agent/src/common/kotlin/io/shulkermc/proxyagent/services/ServerDirectoryService.kt
@@ -5,16 +5,13 @@ import io.shulkermc.proxyagent.ShulkerProxyAgentCommon
 import io.shulkermc.proxyagent.adapters.filesystem.FileSystemAdapter
 import io.shulkermc.proxyagent.adapters.kubernetes.WatchAction
 import io.shulkermc.proxyagent.adapters.kubernetes.models.AgonesV1GameServer
+import io.shulkermc.proxyagent.utils.addressFromHostString
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress
 import java.util.Optional
 
 class ServerDirectoryService(
     private val agent: ShulkerProxyAgentCommon,
 ) {
-    companion object {
-        private const val DEFAULT_MINECRAFT_PORT = 25565
-    }
-
     private val serversByTag = HashMap<String, MutableSet<String>>()
     private val tagsByServer = HashMap<String, Set<String>>()
 
@@ -52,9 +49,8 @@ class ServerDirectoryService(
 
             this.registerServer(
                 minecraftServer.metadata.name,
-                InetSocketAddress(
+                addressFromHostString(
                     "${minecraftServer.metadata.name}.${Configuration.CLUSTER_NAME}-cluster.${minecraftServer.metadata.namespace}",
-                    DEFAULT_MINECRAFT_PORT,
                 ),
                 tags?.split(",")?.toSet().orEmpty(),
             )
diff --git a/packages/shulker-proxy-agent/src/common/kotlin/io/shulkermc/proxyagent/utils/InetSocketAddressExt.kt b/packages/shulker-proxy-agent/src/common/kotlin/io/shulkermc/proxyagent/utils/InetSocketAddressExt.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9a9114e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shulker-proxy-agent/src/common/kotlin/io/shulkermc/proxyagent/utils/InetSocketAddressExt.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package io.shulkermc.proxyagent.utils
+
+import java.net.InetSocketAddress
+
+fun addressFromHostString(
+    hostAndPort: String,
+    defaultPort: Int = 25565,
+): InetSocketAddress {
+    val parts = hostAndPort.split(":")
+
+    return if (parts.size == 2) {
+        InetSocketAddress(parts[0], parts[1].toInt())
+    } else {
+        InetSocketAddress(parts[0], defaultPort)
+    }
+}