diff --git a/llarp/dns/name.cpp b/llarp/dns/name.cpp
index e9726139c..bee64f284 100644
--- a/llarp/dns/name.cpp
+++ b/llarp/dns/name.cpp
@@ -73,22 +73,22 @@ namespace llarp
     bool
     DecodePTR(const Name_t& name, huint32_t& ip)
     {
-      auto pos = name.find(".in-addr.arpa.");
-      if(pos == Name_t::npos)
+      auto pos = name.find(".in-addr.arpa");
+      if(pos == std::string::npos)
         return false;
-      std::string sub = name.substr(0, pos - 1);
+      std::string sub = name.substr(0, pos + 1);
       if(std::count(sub.begin(), sub.end(), '.') == 4)
       {
         uint8_t a, b, c, d;
         pos = sub.find('.');
         d   = atoi(sub.substr(0, pos).c_str());
-        sub = sub.substr(pos);
+        sub = sub.substr(pos + 1);
         pos = sub.find('.');
         c   = atoi(sub.substr(0, pos).c_str());
-        sub = sub.substr(pos);
+        sub = sub.substr(pos + 1);
         pos = sub.find('.');
         b   = atoi(sub.substr(0, pos).c_str());
-        sub = sub.substr(pos);
+        sub = sub.substr(pos + 1);
         pos = sub.find('.');
         a   = atoi(sub.substr(0, pos).c_str());
         ip  = llarp::ipaddr_ipv4_bits(a, b, c, d);
diff --git a/test/test_dnslib.cpp b/test/test_dnslib.cpp
index 2a760d5e7..ae7c9bc1b 100644
--- a/test/test_dnslib.cpp
+++ b/test/test_dnslib.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <llarp/dns/dns.hpp>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <llarp/net.hpp>
 
 struct DNSLibTest : public ::testing::Test
 {
@@ -22,6 +23,14 @@ struct DNSLibTest : public ::testing::Test
   }
 };
 
+TEST_F(DNSLibTest, TestPTR)
+{
+  llarp::huint32_t ip       = {0};
+  llarp::huint32_t expected = llarp::ipaddr_ipv4_bits(10, 10, 10, 1);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(llarp::dns::DecodePTR("1.10.10.10.in-addr.arpa.", ip));
+  ASSERT_EQ(ip, expected);
+};
+
 TEST_F(DNSLibTest, TestSerializeHeader)
 {
   llarp::dns::MessageHeader hdr, other;