diff --git a/bin/ip-address b/bin/ip-address
index edbd4482..0b5fe445 100755
--- a/bin/ip-address
+++ b/bin/ip-address
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 PKG="byobu"
 
 if [ "$1" = "--detail" ]; then
-	hostname -i
+	/sbin/ifconfig | grep "inet addr" | sed 's/^\s*//' | sed 's/\s*$//'
 	exit 0
 fi