diff --git a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/packet/IPAddress.java b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/packet/IPAddress.java
index 94c2d54..4e898f4 100644
--- a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/packet/IPAddress.java
+++ b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/packet/IPAddress.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
      * @return an IP address
      */
     public static IPAddress valueOf(String address) {
-        final String [] parts = address.split(".");
+        final String [] parts = address.split("\\.");
         if (parts.length != INET_LEN) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Malformed IP address string; "
                     + "Addres must have four decimal values separated by dots (.)");
@@ -119,7 +119,9 @@
             return true;
         }
         if (obj instanceof IPAddress) {
+
             IPAddress other = (IPAddress) obj;
+
             if (!(this.version.equals(other.version))) {
                 return false;
             }
diff --git a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/packet/VLANID.java b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/packet/VLANID.java
index 31cdecb..5b26d04 100644
--- a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/packet/VLANID.java
+++ b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/packet/VLANID.java
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@
         }
 
         if (obj instanceof VLANID) {
-            return true;
-        }
 
-        VLANID other = (VLANID) obj;
-        if (this.value == other.value) {
-            return true;
+            VLANID other = (VLANID) obj;
+
+             if (this.value == other.value) {
+                return true;
+            }
         }
 
         return false;