diff --git a/api/api_common.go b/api/api_common.go
index 0c20d0ad9..69b2df17a 100644
--- a/api/api_common.go
+++ b/api/api_common.go
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-jsonrpc/auth"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/network"
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-core/peer"
-	ma "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
-
-	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-jsonrpc/auth"
 
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/build"
 )
@@ -70,5 +68,5 @@ func (v Version) String() string {
 
 type NatInfo struct {
 	Reachability network.Reachability
-	PublicAddr   ma.Multiaddr
+	PublicAddr   string
 }
diff --git a/cli/net.go b/cli/net.go
index 7a2474bf4..fb902e39c 100644
--- a/cli/net.go
+++ b/cli/net.go
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ var NetReachability = &cli.Command{
 		}
 
 		fmt.Println("AutoNAT status: ", i.Reachability.String())
-		if i.PublicAddr != nil {
-			fmt.Println("Public address: ", i.PublicAddr.String())
+		if i.PublicAddr != "" {
+			fmt.Println("Public address: ", i.PublicAddr)
 		}
 		return nil
 	},
diff --git a/node/impl/common/common.go b/node/impl/common/common.go
index 73abea8fb..d149486b1 100644
--- a/node/impl/common/common.go
+++ b/node/impl/common/common.go
@@ -118,12 +118,13 @@ func (a *CommonAPI) NetFindPeer(ctx context.Context, p peer.ID) (peer.AddrInfo,
 func (a *CommonAPI) NetAutoNatStatus(ctx context.Context) (i api.NatInfo, err error) {
 	autonat := a.RawHost.(*basichost.BasicHost).AutoNat
 
-	var maddr ma.Multiaddr
+	var maddr string
 	if autonat.Status() == network.ReachabilityPublic {
-		maddr, err = autonat.PublicAddr()
+		pa, err := autonat.PublicAddr()
 		if err != nil {
 			return api.NatInfo{}, err
 		}
+		maddr = pa.String()
 	}
 
 	return api.NatInfo{