diff --git a/src/wtp/conf_uci.c b/src/wtp/conf_uci.c
index d399f9d7..f3191473 100644
--- a/src/wtp/conf_uci.c
+++ b/src/wtp/conf_uci.c
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ int read_config(const char * filename){
 	if (str) 
 		conf_primary_if=strdup(str);
 
+	str = uci_lookup_option_string(ctx,section,"ip");
+	if (str) 
+		conf_ip=strdup(str);
 
 	str = uci_lookup_option_string(ctx,section,"ssl_key");
 	if (str)