diff --git a/client/ipa-client-install b/client/ipa-client-install
index 6330f1d28..535fe65da 100755
--- a/client/ipa-client-install
+++ b/client/ipa-client-install
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ try:
     from ipalib import api, errors
     from ipalib import x509, certstore
     from ipalib.util import (
-        normalize_hostname, validate_domain_name, verify_host_resolvable)
+        normalize_hostname, validate_domain_name, verify_host_resolvable,
+        network_ip_address_warning, broadcast_ip_address_warning
+    )
     from ipalib.constants import CACERT
     from ipapython.dn import DN
     from ipapython.ssh import SSHPublicKey
@@ -1651,19 +1653,8 @@ def update_dns(server, hostname, options):
         root_logger.info("Failed to determine this machine's ip address(es).")
         return
 
-    for ip in update_ips:
-        if ip.is_network_addr():
-            root_logger.warning("IP address %s might be network address", ip)
-            # fixme: once when loggers will be fixed, we can remove this print
-            print(
-                "WARNING: IP address {} might be network address".format(ip),
-                file=sys.stderr)
-        if ip.is_broadcast_addr():
-            root_logger.warning("IP address %s might be broadcast address", ip)
-            # fixme: once when loggers will be fixed, we can remove this print
-            print(
-                "WARNING: IP address {} might be broadcast address".format(ip),
-                file=sys.stderr)
+    network_ip_address_warning(update_ips)
+    broadcast_ip_address_warning(update_ips)
 
     update_txt = "debug\n"
     update_txt += ipautil.template_str(DELETE_TEMPLATE_A,
diff --git a/ipalib/util.py b/ipalib/util.py
index 805774006..785dd5fd4 100644
--- a/ipalib/util.py
+++ b/ipalib/util.py
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@
 Various utility functions.
 """
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
+from __future__ import (
+    absolute_import,
+    print_function,
+)
 
 import os
 import socket
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ import re
 import decimal
 import dns
 import encodings
+import sys
 from weakref import WeakKeyDictionary
 
 import netaddr
@@ -45,6 +49,7 @@ from ipapython.ssh import SSHPublicKey
 from ipapython.dn import DN, RDN
 from ipapython.dnsutil import DNSName
 from ipapython.dnsutil import resolve_ip_addresses
+from ipapython.ipa_log_manager import root_logger
 
 if six.PY3:
     unicode = str
@@ -994,3 +999,23 @@ def check_principal_realm_in_trust_namespace(api_instance, *keys):
                 name='krbprincipalname',
                 error=_('realm or UPN suffix overlaps with trusted domain '
                         'namespace'))
+
+
+def network_ip_address_warning(addr_list):
+    for ip in addr_list:
+        if ip.is_network_addr():
+            root_logger.warning("IP address %s might be network address", ip)
+            # fixme: once when loggers will be fixed, we can remove this
+            # print
+            print("WARNING: IP address {} might be network address".format(ip),
+                  file=sys.stderr)
+
+
+def broadcast_ip_address_warning(addr_list):
+    for ip in addr_list:
+        if ip.is_broadcast_addr():
+            root_logger.warning("IP address %s might be broadcast address", ip)
+            # fixme: once when loggers will be fixed, we can remove this
+            # print
+            print("WARNING: IP address {} might be broadcast address".format(
+                ip), file=sys.stderr)
diff --git a/ipaserver/install/server/install.py b/ipaserver/install/server/install.py
index 2ef9bdb76..7733106d0 100644
--- a/ipaserver/install/server/install.py
+++ b/ipaserver/install/server/install.py
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ from ipaplatform.paths import paths
 from ipaplatform.tasks import tasks
 from ipalib import api, constants, errors, x509
 from ipalib.constants import CACERT
-from ipalib.util import validate_domain_name
+from ipalib.util import (
+    validate_domain_name,
+    network_ip_address_warning,
+    broadcast_ip_address_warning,
+)
 import ipaclient.ntpconf
 from ipaserver.install import (
     bindinstance, ca, cainstance, certs, dns, dsinstance,
@@ -609,19 +613,8 @@ def install_check(installer):
                                              not installer.interactive, False,
                                              options.ip_addresses)
 
-    for ip in ip_addresses:
-        if ip.is_network_addr():
-            root_logger.warning("IP address %s might be network address", ip)
-            # fixme: once when loggers will be fixed, we can remove this print
-            print(
-                "WARNING: IP address {} might be network address".format(ip),
-                file=sys.stderr)
-        if ip.is_broadcast_addr():
-            root_logger.warning("IP address %s might be broadcast address", ip)
-            # fixme: once when loggers will be fixed, we can remove this print
-            print(
-                "WARNING: IP address {} might be broadcast address".format(ip),
-                file=sys.stderr)
+    network_ip_address_warning(ip_addresses)
+    broadcast_ip_address_warning(ip_addresses)
 
     # installer needs to update hosts file when DNS subsystem will be
     # installed or custom addresses are used
diff --git a/ipaserver/install/server/replicainstall.py b/ipaserver/install/server/replicainstall.py
index 5edc0021b..d835052e1 100644
--- a/ipaserver/install/server/replicainstall.py
+++ b/ipaserver/install/server/replicainstall.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import dns.reversename as dnsreversename
 import os
 import shutil
 import socket
-import sys
 import tempfile
 
 import six
@@ -28,6 +27,10 @@ from ipaplatform import services
 from ipaplatform.tasks import tasks
 from ipaplatform.paths import paths
 from ipalib import api, certstore, constants, create_api, errors, rpc, x509
+from ipalib.util import (
+    network_ip_address_warning,
+    broadcast_ip_address_warning,
+)
 import ipaclient.ipachangeconf
 import ipaclient.ntpconf
 from ipaserver.install import (
@@ -736,27 +739,8 @@ def install_check(installer):
                 config.host_name, not installer.interactive, False,
                 options.ip_addresses)
 
-        for ip in config.ips:
-            if ip.is_network_addr():
-                root_logger.warning(
-                    "IP address %s might be network address", ip)
-                # fixme: once when loggers will be fixed, we can remove this
-                # print
-                print(
-                    "WARNING: IP address {} might be network address".format(
-                        ip),
-                    file=sys.stderr
-                )
-            if ip.is_broadcast_addr():
-                root_logger.warning(
-                    "IP address %s might be broadcast address", ip)
-                # fixme: once when loggers will be fixed, we can remove this
-                # print
-                print(
-                    "WARNING: IP address {} might be broadcast address".format(
-                        ip),
-                    file=sys.stderr
-                )
+        network_ip_address_warning(config.ips)
+        broadcast_ip_address_warning(config.ips)
 
     except errors.ACIError:
         raise ScriptError("\nThe password provided is incorrect for LDAP server "
@@ -1329,25 +1313,8 @@ def promote_check(installer):
                 config.host_name, not installer.interactive,
                 False, options.ip_addresses)
 
-        for ip in config.ips:
-            if ip.is_network_addr():
-                root_logger.warning(
-                    "IP address %s might be network address", ip)
-                # fixme: once when loggers will be fixed, we can remove this
-                # print
-                print(
-                    "WARNING: IP address {} might be network address".format(
-                        ip), file=sys.stderr
-                )
-            if ip.is_broadcast_addr():
-                root_logger.warning(
-                    "IP address %s might be broadcast address", ip)
-                # fixme: once when loggers will be fixed, we can remove this
-                # print
-                print(
-                    "WARNING: IP address {} might be broadcast address".format(
-                        ip), file=sys.stderr
-                )
+        network_ip_address_warning(config.ips)
+        broadcast_ip_address_warning(config.ips)
 
     except errors.ACIError:
         raise ScriptError("\nInsufficient privileges to promote the server.")