diff --git a/oml/utils.py b/oml/utils.py
index 5fed8e0..7e4c39f 100644
--- a/oml/utils.py
+++ b/oml/utils.py
@@ -286,6 +286,13 @@ def get_local_ipv4():
                     local_ip = re.compile('inet (\d+\.\d+\.\d+.\d+)').findall(local_ip[0])
                     if local_ip:
                         ip = local_ip[0]
+    if not ip:
+        try:
+            s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+            s.connect(("8.8.8.8", 53))
+            return s.getsockname()[0]
+        except:
+            pass
     return ip
 
 def update_dict(root, data):