diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/_validators.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/_validators.py
index 013f9bca89c..a6a00f94e47 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/_validators.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/_validators.py
@@ -2341,7 +2341,7 @@ def validate_ip_address(namespace):
     if not ip_address:
         return
 
-    ip_address_networks = [ip_network(ip) for ip in ip_address]
+    ip_address_networks = [ip_network(ip, False) for ip in ip_address]
     for idx, ip_address_network in enumerate(ip_address_networks):
         for idx2, ip_address_network2 in enumerate(ip_address_networks):
             if idx == idx2:
diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/operations/account.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/operations/account.py
index 8ab9b0bae85..45e64cfc55e 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/operations/account.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/storage/operations/account.py
@@ -709,8 +709,8 @@ def add_network_rule(cmd, client, resource_group_name, account_name, action='All
         for ip in ip_address:
             to_modify = True
             for x in rules.ip_rules:
-                existing_ip_network = ip_network(x.ip_address_or_range)
-                new_ip_network = ip_network(ip)
+                existing_ip_network = ip_network(x.ip_address_or_range, False)
+                new_ip_network = ip_network(ip, False)
                 if new_ip_network.overlaps(existing_ip_network):
                     logger.warning("IP/CIDR %s overlaps with %s, which exists already. Not adding duplicates.",
                                    ip, x.ip_address_or_range)
@@ -739,8 +739,8 @@ def remove_network_rule(cmd, client, resource_group_name, account_name, ip_addre
         rules.virtual_network_rules = [x for x in rules.virtual_network_rules
                                        if not x.virtual_network_resource_id.endswith(subnet)]
     if ip_address:
-        to_remove = [ip_network(x) for x in ip_address]
-        rules.ip_rules = list(filter(lambda x: all(ip_network(x.ip_address_or_range) != i for i in to_remove),
+        to_remove = [ip_network(x, False) for x in ip_address]
+        rules.ip_rules = list(filter(lambda x: all(ip_network(x.ip_address_or_range, False) != i for i in to_remove),
                                      rules.ip_rules))
 
     if resource_id: