diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils.go b/pkg/utils/utils.go
index f7056592..6a492eed 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"math/big"
 	"net"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -134,25 +135,23 @@ func IsContextErr(err error) bool {
 
 // GetExternalIPAddress returns external IP address
 func GetExternalIPAddress() (externalIP string, err error) {
-	return "localhost", nil
-	/*
-		resp, err := http.Get("https://api.ipify.org")
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
-		}
+	resp, err := http.Get("https://api.ipify.org")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
 
-		defer resp.Body.Close()
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
-		body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
-		}
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
 
-		if net.ParseIP(string(body)) == nil {
-			return "", errors.Errorf("invalid IP response from %s", "ipconf.ip")
-		}
+	if net.ParseIP(string(body)) == nil {
+		return "", errors.Errorf("invalid IP response from %s", "api.ipify.org")
+	}
 
-		return string(body), nil */
+	return string(body), nil
 }
 
 // B64Encode base64 encodes
diff --git a/tests/system/config.test-1.yml b/tests/system/config.test-1.yml
index ac3cced4..eb214cd4 100644
--- a/tests/system/config.test-1.yml
+++ b/tests/system/config.test-1.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 supernode:
   key_name: "testkey1"
   identity: "lumera1em87kgrvgttrkvuamtetyaagjrhnu3vjy44at4"
-  host: "localhost"
+  host: "0.0.0.0"
   port: 4444
   gateway_port: 8002
 
diff --git a/tests/system/config.test-2.yml b/tests/system/config.test-2.yml
index 7cb80cf9..1b044a89 100644
--- a/tests/system/config.test-2.yml
+++ b/tests/system/config.test-2.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 supernode:
   key_name: "testkey2"
   identity: "lumera1cf0ms9ttgdvz6zwlqfty4tjcawhuaq69p40w0c"
-  host: "localhost"
+  host: "0.0.0.0"
   port: 4446
   gateway_port: 8003
 
diff --git a/tests/system/config.test-3.yml b/tests/system/config.test-3.yml
index 55e4e12e..2a259066 100644
--- a/tests/system/config.test-3.yml
+++ b/tests/system/config.test-3.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 supernode:
   key_name: "testkey3"
   identity: "lumera1cjyc4ruq739e2lakuhargejjkr0q5vg6x3d7kp"
-  host: "localhost"
+  host: "0.0.0.0"
   port: 4448
   gateway_port: 8004