diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 4999fc2..65779fc 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 use anyhow::Result;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
+use crate::global::IP_INFO;
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct HostConfig {
     pub brain_url: String,
+    #[serde(default = "retrieve_node_ip")]
     pub host_ip_address: String,
     pub operator_wallet: String,
     pub max_cores_per_app: u32,
@@ -25,6 +28,10 @@ fn default_reserved_no_of_port() -> u32 {
     16
 }
 
+fn retrieve_node_ip() -> String {
+    IP_INFO.ip.clone()
+}
+
 impl HostConfig {
     pub fn load_from_disk(path: &str) -> Result<Self> {
         let content = std::fs::read_to_string(path)?;
diff --git a/src/grpc.rs b/src/grpc.rs
index faaa0ef..5b626a6 100644
--- a/src/grpc.rs
+++ b/src/grpc.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub async fn register_node(config: &crate::HostConfig) -> Result<Vec<AppContract
     let req = RegisterAppNodeReq {
         node_pubkey: PUBLIC_KEY.to_string(),
         operator_wallet: config.operator_wallet.clone(),
-        main_ip: IP_INFO.ip.clone(),
+        main_ip: config.host_ip_address.clone(),
         city: IP_INFO.city.clone(),
         region: IP_INFO.region.clone(),
         country: IP_INFO.country.clone(),
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ddad2ae..7d25e79 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -112,10 +112,9 @@ impl AppHandler {
 
         match app_result {
             Ok(app) => {
-                // TODO: update host resources to brain
                 self.send_node_resources().await;
 
-                info!("Succesfully started VM {uuid}");
+                info!("Succesfully started App {uuid}");
                 let res = NewAppRes {
                     uuid,
                     status: "success".to_string(),