diff --git a/recipes/recipe_check_nrpe_config.sh b/recipes/recipe_check_nrpe_config.sh
index 52a93f3..3d11c5d 100755
--- a/recipes/recipe_check_nrpe_config.sh
+++ b/recipes/recipe_check_nrpe_config.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ then
 else
 
 	# allowed_hosts
-	check_value_in_conf_file "NRPE" "${conf_file_to_test}" "allowed_hosts" "127.0.0.1,[[:space:]]*${IPV4_ADMIN_NETWORK}0/24,[[:space:]]*${IPV6_ADMIN_NETWORK}:/64"
+	check_value_in_conf_file "NRPE" "${conf_file_to_test}" "allowed_hosts" "127.0.0.1,[[:space:]]*::1,[[:space:]]*${IPV4_ADMIN_NETWORK}0/24,[[:space:]]*${IPV6_ADMIN_NETWORK}:/64"
 
 	case ${?} in
 	0) # OK, nothing to do