diff --git a/client_config.yml b/client_config.yml
index 373c9a7..a5f3586 100644
--- a/client_config.yml
+++ b/client_config.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 events:
     cmd_address: "tcp://hugveycmd.local:5555"
     publish_address: "tcp://hugveycmd.local:5556"
+    remote_ip: "192.168.1.1" # for stuf not on the Hugvey network, set it to eg. 8.8.8.8
 voice:
     input_rate: 44100
     target_rate: 16000
diff --git a/hugvey/client.py b/hugvey/client.py
index 0d21364..c963ed3 100644
--- a/hugvey/client.py
+++ b/hugvey/client.py
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class VoiceServer(object):
 
 
 class CommandHandler(object):
-    def __init__(self, hugvey_id, cmd_address, publish_address, file_address, play_audiodev = None, play_audiodriver=None):
+    def __init__(self, hugvey_id, cmd_address, publish_address, file_address, play_audiodev = None, play_audiodriver=None, remote_ip='8.8.8.8'):
         self.eventQueue = []
         self.ctx = Context.instance()
         self.hugvey_id = hugvey_id
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ class CommandHandler(object):
         self.playingMsgId = None
         self.play_audiodev = play_audiodev
         self.play_audiodriver = play_audiodriver
+        self.remote_ip = remote_ip
         # self.showMyself() # queue message for connection request
 
     def handle(self, cmd):
@@ -387,11 +388,10 @@ class CommandHandler(object):
             'ip': self.getIp(),
         })
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def getIp():
+    def getIp(self):
         s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
         # TODO: make it a local ip, eg. 192.168.1.1
-        s.connect(("192.168.1.1", 80))
+        s.connect((self.remote_ip, 80))
         ip = s.getsockname()[0]
         s.close()
         return ip
@@ -479,7 +479,9 @@ class Hugvey(object):
             hugvey=self,
             config=self.config
         )
-
+        
+        remote_ip = self.config['events']['remote_ip'] if 'remote_ip' in self.config['events'] else '8.8.8.8'
+        logger.debug("Using remote_ip for getIp: {}".format(remote_ip))
         self.cmd_server = CommandHandler(
             hugvey_id=self.id,
             cmd_address=self.config['events']['cmd_address'],
@@ -487,6 +489,7 @@ class Hugvey(object):
             file_address=self.config['voice']['file_address'],
             play_audiodev=self.voice_server.info['output']['device'],
             play_audiodriver=self.config['voice']['output_driver'] if 'output_driver' in self.config['voice'] else None,
+            remote_ip=remote_ip,
         )
 
         logger.info('start')