diff --git a/mgmtd/src/bee_msg.rs b/mgmtd/src/bee_msg.rs
index b8379ef..0d2a542 100644
--- a/mgmtd/src/bee_msg.rs
+++ b/mgmtd/src/bee_msg.rs
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ pub async fn notify_nodes<M: Msg + Serializable>(
 ) {
     log::trace!("NOTIFICATION to {node_types:?}: {msg:?}");
 
-    if let Err(err) = async {
-        for t in node_types {
+    for t in node_types {
+        if let Err(err) = async {
             let nodes = ctx
                 .db
                 .read_tx(move |tx| db::node::get_with_type(tx, *t))
@@ -206,12 +206,12 @@ pub async fn notify_nodes<M: Msg + Serializable>(
             ctx.conn
                 .broadcast_datagram(nodes.into_iter().map(|e| e.uid), msg)
                 .await?;
-        }
 
-        Ok(()) as Result<_>
-    }
-    .await
-    {
-        log::error!("Notification could not be sent to all nodes: {err:#}");
+            Ok(()) as Result<_>
+        }
+        .await
+        {
+            log::error!("Notification could not be sent to all {t} nodes: {err:#}");
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/mgmtd/src/grpc.rs b/mgmtd/src/grpc.rs
index 55ab919..8c69236 100644
--- a/mgmtd/src/grpc.rs
+++ b/mgmtd/src/grpc.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use sqlite::{TransactionExt, check_affected_rows};
 use sqlite_check::sql;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 use std::future::Future;
-use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use std::net::{SocketAddr, TcpListener};
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use tonic::transport::{Identity, Server, ServerTlsConfig};
 use tonic::{Code, Request, Response, Status};
@@ -181,13 +181,12 @@ pub(crate) fn serve(ctx: Context, mut shutdown: RunStateHandle) -> Result<()> {
         builder
     };
 
-    let serve_addr = SocketAddr::new("::".parse()?, ctx.info.user_config.grpc_port);
-
+    let ctx2 = ctx.clone();
     let service = pm::management_server::ManagementServer::with_interceptor(
         ManagementService { ctx: ctx.clone() },
         move |req: Request<()>| {
             // If authentication is enabled, require the secret passed with every request
-            if let Some(required_secret) = ctx.info.auth_secret {
+            if let Some(required_secret) = ctx2.info.auth_secret {
                 let check = || -> Result<()> {
                     let Some(request_secret) = req.metadata().get("auth-secret") else {
                         bail!("Request requires authentication but no secret was provided")
@@ -211,6 +210,20 @@ pub(crate) fn serve(ctx: Context, mut shutdown: RunStateHandle) -> Result<()> {
         },
     );
 
+    let mut serve_addr = SocketAddr::new("::".parse()?, ctx.info.user_config.grpc_port);
+
+    // Test for IPv6 available, fall back to IPv4 sockets if not
+    match TcpListener::bind(serve_addr) {
+        Ok(_) => {}
+        Err(err) if err.raw_os_error() == Some(libc::EAFNOSUPPORT) => {
+            log::debug!("gRPC: IPv6 not available, falling back to IPv4 sockets");
+            serve_addr = SocketAddr::new("0.0.0.0".parse()?, ctx.info.user_config.grpc_port);
+        }
+        Err(err) => {
+            anyhow::bail!(err);
+        }
+    }
+
     log::info!("Serving gRPC requests on {serve_addr}");
 
     tokio::spawn(async move {
diff --git a/mgmtd/src/lib.rs b/mgmtd/src/lib.rs
index 84743a5..d69c3b6 100644
--- a/mgmtd/src/lib.rs
+++ b/mgmtd/src/lib.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use sqlite::TransactionExt;
 use sqlite_check::sql;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::future::Future;
-use std::net::SocketAddr;
+use std::net::{SocketAddr, TcpListener};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::net::UdpSocket;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
@@ -60,14 +60,22 @@ pub async fn start(info: StaticInfo, license: LicenseVerifier) -> Result<RunCont
     // Static configuration which doesn't change at runtime
     let info = Box::leak(Box::new(info));
 
+    let mut beemsg_serve_addr = SocketAddr::new("::".parse()?, info.user_config.beemsg_port);
+
+    // Test for IPv6 available, fall back to IPv4 sockets if not
+    match TcpListener::bind(beemsg_serve_addr) {
+        Ok(_) => {}
+        Err(err) if err.raw_os_error() == Some(libc::EAFNOSUPPORT) => {
+            log::debug!("BeeMsg: IPv6 not available, falling back to IPv4 sockets");
+            beemsg_serve_addr = SocketAddr::new("0.0.0.0".parse()?, info.user_config.beemsg_port);
+        }
+        Err(err) => {
+            anyhow::bail!(err);
+        }
+    }
+
     // UDP socket for in- and outgoing messages
-    let udp_socket = Arc::new(
-        UdpSocket::bind(SocketAddr::new(
-            "::0".parse()?,
-            info.user_config.beemsg_port,
-        ))
-        .await?,
-    );
+    let udp_socket = Arc::new(UdpSocket::bind(beemsg_serve_addr).await?);
 
     // Node address store and connection pool
     let conn_pool = Pool::new(
@@ -121,8 +129,9 @@ pub async fn start(info: StaticInfo, license: LicenseVerifier) -> Result<RunCont
     );
 
     // Listen for incoming TCP connections
+    // Fall back to ipv4 socket if ipv6 is not available
     incoming::listen_tcp(
-        SocketAddr::new("::0".parse()?, ctx.info.user_config.beemsg_port),
+        beemsg_serve_addr,
         ctx.clone(),
         info.auth_secret.is_some(),
         run_state.clone(),
diff --git a/shared/src/conn/outgoing.rs b/shared/src/conn/outgoing.rs
index e7e2548..c35bee4 100644
--- a/shared/src/conn/outgoing.rs
+++ b/shared/src/conn/outgoing.rs
@@ -185,6 +185,11 @@ impl Pool {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Broadcasts a BeeMsg datagram to all given nodes using all their known addresses
+    ///
+    /// Logs errors if sending failed completely for a node, only fails if serialization fails.
+    /// Remember that this is UDP and thus no errors only means that the sending was successful,
+    /// not that the messages reached their destinations.
     pub async fn broadcast_datagram<M: Msg + Serializable>(
         &self,
         peers: impl IntoIterator<Item = Uid>,
@@ -194,12 +199,29 @@ impl Pool {
         buf.serialize_msg(msg)?;
 
         for node_uid in peers {
-            let Some(addrs) = self.store.get_node_addrs(node_uid) else {
-                bail!("No network address found for node with uid {node_uid:?}");
-            };
+            let addrs = self.store.get_node_addrs(node_uid).unwrap_or_default();
+
+            if addrs.is_empty() {
+                log::error!(
+                    "Failed to send datagram to node with uid {node_uid}: No known addresses"
+                );
+                continue;
+            }
 
+            let mut errs = vec![];
             for addr in addrs.iter() {
-                buf.send_to_socket(&self.udp_socket, addr).await?;
+                if let Err(err) = buf.send_to_socket(&self.udp_socket, addr).await {
+                    log::debug!(
+                        "Sending datagram to node with uid {node_uid} using {addr} failed: {err}"
+                    );
+                    errs.push((addr, err));
+                }
+            }
+
+            if errs.len() == addrs.len() {
+                log::error!(
+                    "Failed to send datagram to node with uid {node_uid} on all known addresses: {errs:?}"
+                );
             }
         }