diff --git a/files/dynmotd b/files/dynmotd
index 87976c5..24010e1 100644
--- a/files/dynmotd
+++ b/files/dynmotd
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 USER=`whoami`
 HOSTNAME=`uname -n | cut -d. -f1`
-IP=`hostname -i`
+IP=`ip route get 1 | awk '{print $NF;exit}'`
 ROOT=`df -x fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon -Ph | egrep -i 'root|logvol|vda' | awk '{print $4}' | tr -d '\n'`
 HOME=`df -x fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon -Ph | grep home | awk '{print $4}' | tr -d '\n'`
 BACKUP=`df -x fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon -Ph | grep backup | awk '{print $4}' | tr -d '\n'`