diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 898f14e9ae27c0..80f0c0f162c54c 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -859,14 +859,15 @@ function internalConnect(
   var err;
 
   if (localAddress || localPort) {
-    debug('binding to localAddress: %s and localPort: %d (addressType: %d)',
-          localAddress, localPort, addressType);
-
     if (addressType === 4) {
       localAddress = localAddress || '0.0.0.0';
+      debug('binding to localAddress: %s and localPort: %d (addressType: 4)',
+            localAddress, localPort);
       err = self._handle.bind(localAddress, localPort);
     } else if (addressType === 6) {
       localAddress = localAddress || '::';
+      debug('binding to localAddress: %s and localPort: %d (addressType: 6)',
+            localAddress, localPort);
       err = self._handle.bind6(localAddress, localPort);
     } else {
       self._destroy(new TypeError('Invalid addressType: ' + addressType));