diff --git a/addons/addressvirtual.py b/addons/addressvirtual.py
index 45a582c..bfe640c 100644
--- a/addons/addressvirtual.py
+++ b/addons/addressvirtual.py
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class addressvirtual(moduleBase):
             return True 
         mac = mac.lower()
         try:
-            if int(mac.split(":")[0][1], 16) & 1 :
+            if int(mac.split(":")[0], 16) & 1 :
                 self.logger.error("%s: Multicast bit is set in the virtual mac address '%s'" %(ifaceobj.name, mac))
                 return False
             return True
diff --git a/addons/vrf.py b/addons/vrf.py
index 338a06d..bb25427 100644
--- a/addons/vrf.py
+++ b/addons/vrf.py
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ class vrf(moduleBase):
         try:
             master = self.ipcmd.link_get_master(ifaceobj.name)
             if not master or master != vrf:
-                ifaceobjcurr.update_config_with_status('vrf', master, 1)
+                ifaceobjcurr.update_config_with_status('vrf', str(master), 1)
             else:
                 ifaceobjcurr.update_config_with_status('vrf', master, 0)
         except Exception, e:
diff --git a/ifupdownaddons/iproute2.py b/ifupdownaddons/iproute2.py
index 48a6752..28014f3 100644
--- a/ifupdownaddons/iproute2.py
+++ b/ifupdownaddons/iproute2.py
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ class iproute2(utilsBase):
         [linkCache.update_attrdict([ifname], linkattrs)
                     for ifname, linkattrs in linkout.items()]
 
-    def _addr_filter(self, addr, scope=None):
+    def _addr_filter(self, ifname, addr, scope=None):
         default_addrs = ['127.0.0.1/8', '::1/128' , '0.0.0.0']
-        if addr in default_addrs:
+        if ifname == 'lo' and addr in default_addrs:
             return True
         if scope and scope == 'link':
             return True
@@ -158,14 +158,14 @@ class iproute2(utilsBase):
                 except KeyError:
                     linkout[ifname] = linkattrs
             if citems[2] == 'inet':
-                if self._addr_filter(citems[3], scope=citems[5]):
+                if self._addr_filter(citems[3], ifname, scope=citems[5]):
                     continue
                 addrattrs = {}
                 addrattrs['scope'] = citems[5]
                 addrattrs['type'] = 'inet'
                 linkout[ifname]['addrs'][citems[3]] = addrattrs
             elif citems[2] == 'inet6':
-                if self._addr_filter(citems[3], scope=citems[5]):
+                if self._addr_filter(citems[3], ifname, scope=citems[5]):
                     continue
                 if citems[5] == 'link': continue #skip 'link' addresses
                 addrattrs = {}