diff --git a/net/peer.go b/net/peer.go
index 40debc1..c5dd763 100644
--- a/net/peer.go
+++ b/net/peer.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package net
 import (
 	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/libs5-go/encoding"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
+	"net"
 	"net/url"
 )
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ type Peer interface {
 	IsHandshakeDone() bool
 	SetHandshakeDone(status bool)
 	GetIPString() string
+	GetIP() net.Addr
 	Abuser() bool
 }
 
@@ -87,6 +89,10 @@ func (b *BasePeer) GetIPString() string {
 	panic("must implement in child class")
 }
 
+func (b *BasePeer) GetIP() net.Addr {
+	panic("must implement in child class")
+}
+
 func (b *BasePeer) Challenge() []byte {
 	return b.challenge
 }
diff --git a/net/ws.go b/net/ws.go
index 2484424..5db95ce 100644
--- a/net/ws.go
+++ b/net/ws.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package net
 import (
 	"context"
 	"git.lumeweb.com/LumeWeb/libs5-go/encoding"
+	"net"
 	"net/url"
 	"nhooyr.io/websocket"
 	"sync"
@@ -137,16 +138,21 @@ func (p *WebSocketPeer) GetChallenge() []byte {
 	return p.challenge
 }
 
-func (b *WebSocketPeer) GetIPString() string {
+func (p *WebSocketPeer) GetIP() net.Addr {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	netConn := websocket.NetConn(ctx, b.socket, websocket.MessageBinary)
+	netConn := websocket.NetConn(ctx, p.socket, websocket.MessageBinary)
 
-	ipAddr := netConn.RemoteAddr().String()
+	ipAddr := netConn.RemoteAddr()
 
 	cancel()
 
 	return ipAddr
 }
+
+func (b *WebSocketPeer) GetIPString() string {
+	return b.GetIP().String()
+}
+
 func (p *WebSocketPeer) Abuser() bool {
 	return p.abuser
 }