diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 77a0dcc..ad1e328 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ CLEANUP_IMAGES = false
 TESTING = true
 CLEANUP_IMAGES = false
 
+[default.typer]
+no_args_is_help = true
+
 [default.snoop.install]
 snoop = "ss"
 out = "snoop.log"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 82e53fd..278dccc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ fsspec = "^2023.10.0"
 mkdocs-git-revision-date-localized-plugin = "^1.2.1"
 mkdocs-material = {extras = ["all"], version = "^9.4.8"}
 
-
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
 ruff = "^0.1.1"
 black = "^23.10.1"
diff --git a/src/node_deployer/create_disk.py b/src/node_deployer/create_disk.py
index 2ce700b..5a451c5 100644
--- a/src/node_deployer/create_disk.py
+++ b/src/node_deployer/create_disk.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from fnmatch import fnmatch
-import ipaddress
 from typing import Annotated, Optional
 
 from docker.types import Mount
@@ -9,14 +8,10 @@ from .cli import cli_spinner
 from .config import config
 from .create_img import create_img
 from .debug import debug_guard
+from .ip_interface import IPAddress
 from .utils import ensure_build_dir
 
 
-# When PEP695 is supported this line should be:
-# type IPAddress = ipaddress.IPv4Address | ipaddress.IPv6Address
-IPAddress = ipaddress._IPAddressBase
-
-
 def filter_validation_response(response: str) -> str:
     """Filters out erroneous warnings from the validation response
 
@@ -136,7 +131,7 @@ def create_ignition_disk(
             "-ip",
             help="IP address of the switch to connect to",
             prompt=True,
-            parser=ipaddress.ip_address,
+            parser=IPAddress,
         ),
     ] = None,
     switch_port: Annotated[
diff --git a/src/node_deployer/create_img.py b/src/node_deployer/create_img.py
index b9df1b9..2fbc564 100644
--- a/src/node_deployer/create_img.py
+++ b/src/node_deployer/create_img.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import ipaddress
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Annotated, Optional
@@ -9,12 +8,9 @@ from .autoignition import json_to_img
 from .cli import cli_spinner
 from .config import config
 from .debug import debug_guard
+from .ip_interface import IPAddress
 from .utils import ensure_build_dir
 
-# When PEP695 is supported this line should be:
-# type IPAddress = ipaddress.IPv4Address | ipaddress.IPv6Address
-IPAddress = ipaddress._IPAddressBase
-
 
 def load_template() -> dict:
     """Loads the default template for the ignition configuration
@@ -121,7 +117,7 @@ def create_img(
             "-ip",
             help="IP address of the switch to connect to",
             prompt=True,
-            parser=ipaddress.ip_address,
+            parser=IPAddress,
         ),
     ] = None,
     switch_port: Annotated[
diff --git a/src/node_deployer/debug.py b/src/node_deployer/debug.py
index 5785414..8980b0c 100644
--- a/src/node_deployer/debug.py
+++ b/src/node_deployer/debug.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def debug_guard(f: Callable) -> Callable:
         debug_f = get_debug_f(f)
         if kwargs.get("debug", False):
             # Snoop depth is set to compensate for wrapper stack frames
-            return debug_f(*args, **kwargs)  # noqa: F821 #* ss is installed in debug_mode
+            return debug_f(*args, **kwargs)
         else:
             return f(*args, **kwargs)
 
diff --git a/src/node_deployer/ip_interface.py b/src/node_deployer/ip_interface.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc8ec6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/node_deployer/ip_interface.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+from ipaddress import IPv4Address, IPv6Address, ip_address
+
+
+class IPAddress:
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
+        self.obj: IPv4Address | IPv6Address = ip_address(*args, **kwargs)
+        to_passthrough = (
+            "compressed",
+            "exploded",
+            "is_global",
+            "is_link_local",
+            "is_loopback",
+            "is_multicast",
+            "is_private",
+            "is_reserved",
+            "is_unspecified",
+            "max_prefixlen",
+            "packed",
+            "reverse_pointer",
+            "version",
+        )
+        for attrname in to_passthrough:
+            self._passthrough(attrname)
+
+    def _passthrough(self, attrname: str) -> None:
+        """Passes through an attribute from the underlying IPv4Address or IPv6Address object
+
+        Args:
+            attrname (str): The name of the attribute to pass through
+
+        Raises:
+            AttributeError: If the attribute is a method
+        """        
+        attr = getattr(self.obj, attrname)
+        if callable(attr):
+            raise AttributeError(f"Passthrough is unavailable for methods ({attrname})")
+        setattr(self, attrname, attr)
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return str(self.obj)
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return repr(self.obj)
+
+    def __bool__(self) -> bool:
+        return not self.obj.is_unspecified
diff --git a/src/node_deployer/node_deployer.py b/src/node_deployer/node_deployer.py
index ef54495..e424d66 100644
--- a/src/node_deployer/node_deployer.py
+++ b/src/node_deployer/node_deployer.py
@@ -10,9 +10,7 @@ from .create_disk import create_ignition_disk
 from .create_img import create_img
 
 
-cmd_params: Dict[Any, Any] = {
-    "no_args_is_help": True,
-}
+cmd_params: Dict[Any, Any] = config.typer
 
 app = typer.Typer(
     help="A tool for creating ignition images for automated deployment to a swarm",