diff --git a/src/Address.php b/src/Address.php
index 7b2956f2..8bcbd14d 100644
--- a/src/Address.php
+++ b/src/Address.php
@@ -60,7 +60,12 @@ class Address implements Address\AddressInterface
      */
     public function __construct($email, $name = null, $comment = null)
     {
-        $emailAddressValidator = new EmailAddressValidator(Hostname::ALLOW_DNS | Hostname::ALLOW_LOCAL);
+        $emailAddressValidator = new EmailAddressValidator(
+            [
+                'allow'  => Hostname::ALLOW_DNS | Hostname::ALLOW_LOCAL,
+                'strict' => false,
+            ]
+        );
         if (! is_string($email) || empty($email)) {
             throw new Exception\InvalidArgumentException('Email must be a valid email address');
         }