diff --git a/pybind/llarp/config.cpp b/pybind/llarp/config.cpp
index e38626645..b14575013 100644
--- a/pybind/llarp/config.cpp
+++ b/pybind/llarp/config.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@ namespace llarp
         .def_readwrite("usingSNSeed", &LokidConfig::usingSNSeed)
         .def_readwrite("whitelistRouters", &LokidConfig::whitelistRouters)
         .def_readwrite("ident_keyfile", &LokidConfig::ident_keyfile)
-        .def_readwrite("lokidRPCAddr", &LokidConfig::lokidRPCAddr);
+        .def_property(
+            "lokidRPCAddr",
+            [](LokidConfig& self) { return self.lokidRPCAddr.full_address().c_str(); },
+            [](LokidConfig& self, std::string arg) { self.lokidRPCAddr = lokimq::address(arg); });
 
     py::class_<BootstrapConfig>(mod, "BootstrapConfig")
         .def(py::init<>())