diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 1a3901bd..da9d25a2 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -1218,6 +1218,13 @@ bool extract_sockaddr(char *url, char **sockaddr_url, char **sockaddr_port)
 
 	if (url_len < 1)
 		return false;
+	
+	if (url_len >= sizeof(url_address))
+	{
+		applog(LOG_WARNING, "%s: Truncating overflowed address '%.*s'",
+		       __func__, url_len, url_begin);
+		url_len = sizeof(url_address) - 1;
+	}
 
 	sprintf(url_address, "%.*s", url_len, url_begin);