diff --git a/oml/utils.py b/oml/utils.py
index 32a4fcc..5fed8e0 100644
--- a/oml/utils.py
+++ b/oml/utils.py
@@ -271,7 +271,21 @@ def get_local_ipv4():
             dev = local[0].split(' ')[4]
             local_ip = [l for l in stdout.split('\n')
                     if dev in l and not 'default' in l and 'src' in l]
-            ip = [p for p in local_ip[0].split(' ')[1:] if '.' in p][0]
+            if local_ip:
+                local_ip = [p for p in local_ip[0].split(' ')[1:] if '.' in p]
+                if local_ip:
+                    ip = local_ip[0]
+            if not ip:
+                cmd = ['ip', 'addr', 'show']
+                p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, close_fds=True)
+                stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
+                stdout = stdout.decode('utf-8')
+                parts = stdout.split('      ')
+                local_ip = [p for p in parts if dev in p]
+                if local_ip:
+                    local_ip = re.compile('inet (\d+\.\d+\.\d+.\d+)').findall(local_ip[0])
+                    if local_ip:
+                        ip = local_ip[0]
     return ip
 
 def update_dict(root, data):