diff --git a/parsers/parsers.go b/parsers/parsers.go
index a604a9e..453cccf 100644
--- a/parsers/parsers.go
+++ b/parsers/parsers.go
@@ -74,6 +74,18 @@ func ParseTCPAddr(tryAddr string, defaultAddr string) (string, error) {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("Invalid proto, expected tcp: %s", tryAddr)
 	}
 
+	defaultAddr = strings.TrimPrefix(defaultAddr, "tcp://")
+	defaultHost, defaultPort, err := net.SplitHostPort(defaultAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	// url.Parse fails for trailing colon on IPv6 brackets on Go 1.5, but
+	// not 1.4. See https://github.com/golang/go/issues/12200 and
+	// https://github.com/golang/go/issues/6530.
+	if strings.HasSuffix(addr, "]:") {
+		addr += defaultPort
+	}
+
 	u, err := url.Parse("tcp://" + addr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
@@ -84,12 +96,6 @@ func ParseTCPAddr(tryAddr string, defaultAddr string) (string, error) {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("Invalid bind address format: %s", tryAddr)
 	}
 
-	defaultAddr = strings.TrimPrefix(defaultAddr, "tcp://")
-	defaultHost, defaultPort, err := net.SplitHostPort(defaultAddr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
 	if host == "" {
 		host = defaultHost
 	}