diff --git a/PolyChat/Controller.cs b/PolyChat/Controller.cs
index 56c1460..9a187b3 100644
--- a/PolyChat/Controller.cs
+++ b/PolyChat/Controller.cs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ namespace PolyChat
                 {
                     Debug.WriteLine("--- initial packet received ---");
                     string ForeignIp = data[0].ToString();
+                    Debug.WriteLine($"--- this ip was in the inital packet: {ForeignIp} ---");
                     if (isInConnections(ForeignIp))
                     {
                         Debug.WriteLine("---- We have an active connection to this client. ABORT! ----");//Todo show error!
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ namespace PolyChat
             return false;
         }
 
-        public string getIP()
+        public static string getIP()
         {
             IPHostEntry ipEntry = Dns.GetHostEntry(Dns.GetHostName());
             IPAddress[] addrList = ipEntry.AddressList;
diff --git a/PolyChat/Models/Connection.cs b/PolyChat/Models/Connection.cs
index b1d8600..9c985b6 100644
--- a/PolyChat/Models/Connection.cs
+++ b/PolyChat/Models/Connection.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace PolyChat.Models
         private void OnConnect()
         {
             Debug.WriteLine("--- Sending initial packet to server ---");
-            Client.Emit("initial", IP);
+            Client.Emit("initial", Controller.getIP());
             Debug.WriteLine("--- Connection successfull ---");
             Connected = true;
         }