diff --git a/cmd/node/node.go b/cmd/node/node.go
index 6c8c96fa0..fdbeb8bf1 100644
--- a/cmd/node/node.go
+++ b/cmd/node/node.go
@@ -640,14 +640,21 @@ func spawnPeersByAddresses(ctx context.Context, addressesByComma string, pm *pee
 	}
 	addresses := strings.Split(addressesByComma, ",")
 	for _, addr := range addresses {
-		tcpAddr := proto.NewTCPAddrFromString(addr)
-		if tcpAddr.Empty() {
-			// That means that configuration parameter is invalid
-			return errors.Errorf("Failed to parse TCPAddr from string %q", tcpAddr.String())
+		peerInfos, err := proto.NewPeerInfosFromString(addr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to resolve TCP addresses from string %q", addr)
 		}
-		if pErr := pm.AddAddress(ctx, tcpAddr); pErr != nil {
-			// That means that we have problems with peers storage
-			return errors.Wrapf(pErr, "failed to add address %q into known peers storage", tcpAddr.String())
+		for _, pi := range peerInfos {
+			tcpAddr := proto.NewTCPAddr(pi.Addr, int(pi.Port))
+			if tcpAddr.Empty() {
+				return errors.Errorf("failed to create TCP address from IP %q and port %d",
+					fmt.Stringer(pi.Addr), pi.Port,
+				)
+			}
+			if pErr := pm.AddAddress(ctx, tcpAddr); pErr != nil {
+				// That means that we have problems with peers storage
+				return errors.Wrapf(pErr, "failed to add address %q into known peers storage", tcpAddr.String())
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return nil