diff --git a/libp2p/discovery/bootstrap/bootstrap.py b/libp2p/discovery/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
index 0f9a0b9b..5844eb53 100644
--- a/libp2p/discovery/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
+++ b/libp2p/discovery/bootstrap/bootstrap.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import logging
 from multiaddr import Multiaddr
 
 from libp2p.abc import INetworkService
+from libp2p.discovery.bootstrap.utils import validate_bootstrap_addresses
 from libp2p.discovery.events.peerDiscovery import peerDiscovery
 from libp2p.peer.peerinfo import info_from_p2p_addr
 
@@ -28,6 +29,9 @@ class BootstrapDiscovery:
             f"{len(self.bootstrap_addrs)} bootstrap addresses"
         )
 
+        # Validate and filter bootstrap addresses
+        self.bootstrap_addrs = validate_bootstrap_addresses(self.bootstrap_addrs)
+
         for addr_str in self.bootstrap_addrs:
             try:
                 self._process_bootstrap_addr(addr_str)