diff --git a/mtce-common/src/common/msgClass.cpp b/mtce-common/src/common/msgClass.cpp
index b11201f8..ff967a40 100644
--- a/mtce-common/src/common/msgClass.cpp
+++ b/mtce-common/src/common/msgClass.cpp
@@ -1129,3 +1129,51 @@ int msgClassTx::initSocket()
     }
     return PASS;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Used to validate and distinguish between IPV4 and IPV6 addresses.
+ *
+ * @return PF_UNSPEC for unknown IP address format
+ *         AF_INET for IPV4 addresses
+ *         AF_INET6 for IPV6 addresses
+ */
+int get_address_ai_family ( const char * addr_ptr )
+{
+    if ( addr_ptr == NULL )
+    {
+        slog ("null string pointer");
+        return ( PF_UNSPEC );
+    }
+
+    struct addrinfo *res = NULL;
+    struct addrinfo hint ;
+    MEMSET_ZERO ( hint);
+
+    hint.ai_family = PF_UNSPEC;
+    hint.ai_flags = AI_NUMERICHOST;
+
+    if ( getaddrinfo(addr_ptr, NULL, &hint, &res) )
+    {
+        wlog ("Invalid address: %s", addr_ptr );
+        return ( PF_UNSPEC );
+    }
+
+    int ai_family = res->ai_family ;
+    freeaddrinfo(res);
+
+    if ( ai_family == AF_INET )
+    {
+        dlog1 ("%s is an ipv4 address\n", addr_ptr );
+    }
+    else if ( ai_family == AF_INET6 )
+    {
+        dlog1 ("%s is an ipv6 address\n", addr_ptr );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        slog ("unknown address format: %s ; ai_family:%d\n",
+               addr_ptr, ai_family );
+        ai_family = PF_UNSPEC ;
+    }
+    return (ai_family) ;
+}
diff --git a/mtce-common/src/common/msgClass.h b/mtce-common/src/common/msgClass.h
index abcc88a7..e35fdc4c 100644
--- a/mtce-common/src/common/msgClass.h
+++ b/mtce-common/src/common/msgClass.h
@@ -213,4 +213,7 @@ private:
     int initSocket();
 };
 
+/* Used to validate and distinguish between IPV4 and IPV6 addresses */
+int get_address_ai_family ( const char * addr_ptr );
+
 #endif /* __INCLUDE_MSGCLASS_H__ */
diff --git a/mtce-common/src/common/redfishUtil.cpp b/mtce-common/src/common/redfishUtil.cpp
index 4ceb33e5..5bdfd758 100644
--- a/mtce-common/src/common/redfishUtil.cpp
+++ b/mtce-common/src/common/redfishUtil.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 using namespace std;
 
 #include "nodeBase.h"      /* for ... mtce node common definitions     */
+#include "msgClass.h"      /* for ... get_address_ai_family            */
 #include "nodeUtil.h"      /* for ... tolowercase                      */
 #include "hostUtil.h"      /* for ... mtce host common definitions     */
 #include "jsonUtil.h"      /* for ...      */
@@ -353,10 +354,21 @@ string redfishUtil_create_request ( string   cmd,
      * defaulting to 20 sec timeout */
     command_request.append(" -T 30");
 
-    /* specify the bmc ip address */
-    command_request.append(" -r [");
-    command_request.append(ip);
-    command_request.append("]");
+    /* The square brackets around the ip address in Debian
+     * cause the redfishtool request to fail */
+    if ( daemon_is_os_debian() && get_address_ai_family(ip.data()) == AF_INET )
+    {
+        /* add the bmc ip address option */
+        command_request.append(" -r ");
+        command_request.append(ip);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        /* specify the bmc ip address option with square brackets */
+        command_request.append(" -r [");
+        command_request.append(ip);
+        command_request.append("]");
+    }
 
 #ifdef WANT_INLINE_CREDS
     if ( daemon_is_file_present ( MTC_CMD_FIT__INLINE_CREDS ) )
diff --git a/mtce-common/src/common/threadUtil.h b/mtce-common/src/common/threadUtil.h
index 2cbabe41..b2558fd3 100644
--- a/mtce-common/src/common/threadUtil.h
+++ b/mtce-common/src/common/threadUtil.h
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ using namespace std;
 
 #define THREAD_INIT_SIG     (0xbabef00d)
 #define MAX_PTHREADS                 (1) /* max number concurrent pthreads  */
-#define DEFAULT_THREAD_TIMEOUT_SECS (60) /* default pthread exec timout     */
+#define DEFAULT_THREAD_TIMEOUT_SECS (100) /* default pthread exec timout     */
 #define MAX_LOG_PREFIX_LEN          (MAX_CHARS_ON_LINE)
 #define THREAD_POST_KILL_WAIT       (10) /* wait time between KILL and IDLE */