diff --git a/ocis-pkg/checks/checkgrpc.go b/ocis-pkg/checks/checkgrpc.go
index ebb22fb29d..c10b53bbf8 100644
--- a/ocis-pkg/checks/checkgrpc.go
+++ b/ocis-pkg/checks/checkgrpc.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package checks
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/handlers"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
@@ -13,14 +12,9 @@ import (
 // NewGRPCCheck checks the reachability of a grpc server.
 func NewGRPCCheck(address string) func(context.Context) error {
 	return func(_ context.Context) error {
-		if strings.Contains(address, "0.0.0.0") || strings.Contains(address, "::") {
-			outboundIp, err := handlers.GetOutBoundIP()
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			address = strings.Replace(address, "0.0.0.0", outboundIp, 1)
-			address = strings.Replace(address, "::", "["+outboundIp+"]", 1)
-			address = strings.Replace(address, "[::]", "["+outboundIp+"]", 1)
+		address, err := handlers.FailSaveAddress(address)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 
 		conn, err := grpc.NewClient(address, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()))
diff --git a/ocis-pkg/checks/checkhttp.go b/ocis-pkg/checks/checkhttp.go
index 1fab4e118b..48502fe6ac 100644
--- a/ocis-pkg/checks/checkhttp.go
+++ b/ocis-pkg/checks/checkhttp.go
@@ -3,23 +3,19 @@ package checks
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/handlers"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/handlers"
 )
 
 // NewHTTPCheck checks the reachability of a http server.
 func NewHTTPCheck(url string) func(context.Context) error {
 	return func(_ context.Context) error {
-		if strings.Contains(url, "0.0.0.0") || strings.Contains(url, "::") {
-			outboundIp, err := handlers.GetOutBoundIP()
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			url = strings.Replace(url, "0.0.0.0", outboundIp, 1)
-			url = strings.Replace(url, "::", outboundIp, 1)
-			url = strings.Replace(url, "[::]", "["+outboundIp+"]", 1)
+		url, err := handlers.FailSaveAddress(url)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 
 		if !strings.HasPrefix(url, "http://") && !strings.HasPrefix(url, "https://") {
diff --git a/ocis-pkg/checks/checktcp.go b/ocis-pkg/checks/checktcp.go
index d89da356c3..693ba255ce 100644
--- a/ocis-pkg/checks/checktcp.go
+++ b/ocis-pkg/checks/checktcp.go
@@ -2,23 +2,18 @@ package checks
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/handlers"
 	"net"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/handlers"
 )
 
 // NewTCPCheck returns a check that connects to a given tcp endpoint.
 func NewTCPCheck(address string) func(context.Context) error {
 	return func(_ context.Context) error {
-		if strings.Contains(address, "0.0.0.0") || strings.Contains(address, "::") {
-			outboundIp, err := handlers.GetOutBoundIP()
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			address = strings.Replace(address, "0.0.0.0", outboundIp, 1)
-			address = strings.Replace(address, "::", outboundIp, 1)
-			address = strings.Replace(address, "[::]", "["+outboundIp+"]", 1)
+		address, err := handlers.FailSaveAddress(address)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 
 		conn, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", address, 3*time.Second)
diff --git a/ocis-pkg/handlers/checker.go b/ocis-pkg/handlers/checker.go
index 51215f5145..0326c580dc 100644
--- a/ocis-pkg/handlers/checker.go
+++ b/ocis-pkg/handlers/checker.go
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"maps"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
-
-	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/log"
+	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )
 
 // check is a function that performs a check.
@@ -115,7 +115,22 @@ func (h *CheckHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 }
 
-func GetOutBoundIP() (string, error) {
+// FailSaveAddress replaces wildcard addresses with the outbound IP.
+func FailSaveAddress(address string) (string, error) {
+	if strings.Contains(address, "0.0.0.0") || strings.Contains(address, "::") {
+		outboundIp, err := getOutBoundIP()
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		address = strings.Replace(address, "0.0.0.0", outboundIp, 1)
+		address = strings.Replace(address, "::", "["+outboundIp+"]", 1)
+		address = strings.Replace(address, "[::]", "["+outboundIp+"]", 1)
+	}
+	return address, nil
+}
+
+// getOutBoundIP returns the outbound IP address.
+func getOutBoundIP() (string, error) {
 	interfacesAddresses, err := net.InterfaceAddrs()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err