diff --git a/tankalarms/utilities.py b/tankalarms/utilities.py
index 368952f..fd69e47 100644
--- a/tankalarms/utilities.py
+++ b/tankalarms/utilities.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def get_public_ip_address():
     except Exception as e:
         print("Could not resolve address: {}".format(e))
         return ip_address
-    return ip_address
+    return ip_address[:-1]
 
 def int_to_float16(int_to_convert):
     """Convert integer into float16 representation."""