diff --git a/report-parser.pl b/report-parser.pl
index a6049a3..4b140b1 100755
--- a/report-parser.pl
+++ b/report-parser.pl
@@ -1646,7 +1646,7 @@ sub storeJSONInDatabase {
         $iptype = "ip";
       }
       elsif($nip = inet_pton(AF_INET6, $ip)) {
-        $ipval = $dbx{to_hex_string}{$nip};
+        $ipval = $dbx{to_hex_string}($nip);
         $iptype = "ip6";
       }
       else {
@@ -1830,4 +1830,4 @@ sub db_column_info {
     $columns{$column} = $db_info->{$column}{$dbx{column_info_type_col}};
   }
   return %columns;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}