diff --git a/src/connection/connection.js b/src/connection/connection.js
index 25418f1..afa508e 100644
--- a/src/connection/connection.js
+++ b/src/connection/connection.js
@@ -240,8 +240,7 @@ module.exports = Connection
  * @param {{ direction: any; timeline: any; multiplexer?: string | undefined; encryption?: string | undefined; }} stat
  */
 function validateArgs (localAddr, localPeer, remotePeer, newStream, close, getStreams, stat) {
-  // @ts-ignore
-  if (localAddr && !multiaddr.isMultiaddr(localAddr)) {
+  if (localAddr && !multiaddr.Multiaddr.isMultiaddr(localAddr)) {
     throw errCode(new Error('localAddr must be an instance of multiaddr'), 'ERR_INVALID_PARAMETERS')
   }