diff --git a/core/filters/base.rb b/core/filters/base.rb
index 2230c3a63..ff26bd47a 100644
--- a/core/filters/base.rb
+++ b/core/filters/base.rb
@@ -99,45 +99,42 @@ module Filters
     only?("a-zA-Z0-9", str)
   end
 
-  # @overload self.is_valid_ip?(version, ip)
+  # @overload self.is_valid_ip?(ip, version)
   # Checks if the given string is a valid IP address
-  #   @param [Symbol] version IP version (either <code>:ipv4</code> or <code>:ipv6</code>)
   #   @param [String] ip string to be tested
+  #   @param [Symbol] version IP version (either <code>:ipv4</code> or <code>:ipv6</code>)
   #   @return [Boolean] true if the string is a valid IP address, otherwise false
   #
   # @overload self.is_valid_ip?(ip)
   # Checks if the given string is either a valid IPv4 or IPv6 address
   #   @param [String] ip string to be tested
   #   @return [Boolean] true if the string is a valid IPv4 or IPV6 address, otherwise false
-  def self.is_valid_ip?(version = :both, ip)
-    valid = false
-
-    if is_non_empty_string?(ip)
-      valid = case version.inspect.downcase
-        when /^:ipv4$/
-          ip =~ /^((25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9])\.){3,3}
-            (25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9])$/x
-        when /^:ipv6$/
-          ip =~ /^(([0-9a-f]{1,4}:){7,7}[0-9a-f]{1,4}|
-            ([0-9a-f]{1,4}:){1,7}:|
-            ([0-9a-f]{1,4}:){1,6}:[0-9a-f]{1,4}|
-            ([0-9a-f]{1,4}:){1,5}(:[0-9a-f]{1,4}){1,2}|
-            ([0-9a-f]{1,4}:){1,4}(:[0-9a-f]{1,4}){1,3}|
-            ([0-9a-f]{1,4}:){1,3}(:[0-9a-f]{1,4}){1,4}|
-            ([0-9a-f]{1,4}:){1,2}(:[0-9a-f]{1,4}){1,5}|
-            [0-9a-f]{1,4}:((:[0-9a-f]{1,4}){1,6})|
-            :((:[0-9a-f]{1,4}){1,7}|:)|
-            fe80:(:[0-9a-f]{0,4}){0,4}%[0-9a-z]{1,}|
-            ::(ffff(:0{1,4}){0,1}:){0,1}
-            ((25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9]).){3,3}
-            (25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9])|
-            ([0-9a-f]{1,4}:){1,4}:
-            ((25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9]).){3,3}
-            (25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9]))$/ix
-        when /^:both$/
-          is_valid_ip?(:ipv4, ip) || is_valid_ip?(:ipv6, ip)
-      end ? true : false
-    end
+  def self.is_valid_ip?(ip, version = :both)
+    return false unless is_non_empty_string?(ip)
+    valid = case version.inspect.downcase
+      when /^:ipv4$/
+        ip =~ /^((25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9])\.){3,3}
+          (25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9])$/x
+      when /^:ipv6$/
+        ip =~ /^(([0-9a-f]{1,4}:){7,7}[0-9a-f]{1,4}|
+          ([0-9a-f]{1,4}:){1,7}:|
+          ([0-9a-f]{1,4}:){1,6}:[0-9a-f]{1,4}|
+          ([0-9a-f]{1,4}:){1,5}(:[0-9a-f]{1,4}){1,2}|
+          ([0-9a-f]{1,4}:){1,4}(:[0-9a-f]{1,4}){1,3}|
+          ([0-9a-f]{1,4}:){1,3}(:[0-9a-f]{1,4}){1,4}|
+          ([0-9a-f]{1,4}:){1,2}(:[0-9a-f]{1,4}){1,5}|
+          [0-9a-f]{1,4}:((:[0-9a-f]{1,4}){1,6})|
+          :((:[0-9a-f]{1,4}){1,7}|:)|
+          fe80:(:[0-9a-f]{0,4}){0,4}%[0-9a-z]{1,}|
+          ::(ffff(:0{1,4}){0,1}:){0,1}
+          ((25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9]).){3,3}
+          (25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9])|
+          ([0-9a-f]{1,4}:){1,4}:
+          ((25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9]).){3,3}
+          (25[0-5]|(2[0-4]|1{0,1}[0-9]){0,1}[0-9]))$/ix
+      when /^:both$/
+        is_valid_ip?(ip, :ipv4) || is_valid_ip?(ip, :ipv6)
+    end ? true : false
 
     valid
   end
diff --git a/extensions/dns/model.rb b/extensions/dns/model.rb
index d4f86ed77..da78c46a2 100644
--- a/extensions/dns/model.rb
+++ b/extensions/dns/model.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ module BeEF
             sym_regex = /^:?(NoError|FormErr|ServFail|NXDomain|NotImp|Refused|NotAuth)$/i
 
             src = if resource == Resolv::DNS::Resource::IN::A
-              if response.is_a?(String) && BeEF::Filters.is_valid_ip?(:ipv4, response)
+              if response.is_a?(String) && BeEF::Filters.is_valid_ip?(response, :ipv4)
                 sprintf "t.respond!('%s')", response
               elsif (response.is_a?(Symbol) && response.to_s =~ sym_regex) || response =~ sym_regex
                 sprintf "t.fail!(:%s)", response.to_sym
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ module BeEF
                 str2 = ''
 
                 response.each do |r|
-                  raise InvalidDnsResponseError, 'A' unless BeEF::Filters.is_valid_ip?(:ipv4, r)
+                  raise InvalidDnsResponseError, 'A' unless BeEF::Filters.is_valid_ip?(r, :ipv4)
                   str2 << sprintf(str1, r)
                 end
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ module BeEF
                 raise InvalidDnsResponseError, 'A'
               end
             elsif resource == Resolv::DNS::Resource::IN::AAAA
-              if response.is_a?(String) && BeEF::Filters.is_valid_ip?(:ipv6, response)
+              if response.is_a?(String) && BeEF::Filters.is_valid_ip?(response, :ipv6)
                 sprintf "t.respond!('%s')", response
               elsif (response.is_a?(Symbol) && response.to_s =~ sym_regex) || response =~ sym_regex
                 sprintf "t.fail!(:%s)", response.to_sym
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ module BeEF
                 str2 = ''
 
                 response.each do |r|
-                  raise InvalidDnsResponseError, 'AAAA' unless BeEF::Filters.is_valid_ip?(:ipv6, r)
+                  raise InvalidDnsResponseError, 'AAAA' unless BeEF::Filters.is_valid_ip?(r, :ipv6)
                   str2 << sprintf(str1, r)
                 end