diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index f5f693dc..63cda593 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ fi
 
 TSI=$(/sbin/ip link | grep tailscale0) && [ ${#TSI} != 0 ] && RUN_NODE_TSIP=$(/sbin/ip -o -4 addr list tailscale0 | awk '{print $4}' | cut -d/ -f1) || RUN_NODE_TSIP=
 RNIP=$(ip addr show $(ip route | awk '/default/ { print $5 }') | grep "inet" | head -n 1 | awk '/inet/ {print $2}' | cut -d'/' -f1)
-[ "${RNIP}" == "link" ] && RNIP=$(ip addr show $(ip route | awk '/1 dev eth0/ { print $5 }') | grep "inet" | head -n 1 | awk '/inet/ {print $2}' | cut -d'/' -f1)
+[ "${RNIP}" == "" ] && RNIP=$(ip addr show $(ip route | awk '/1 dev eth0/ { print $5 }') | grep "inet" | head -n 1 | awk '/inet/ {print $2}' | cut -d'/' -f1)
 
 if [ "${RNIP}" == "${NM_NODEMANAGER}" ]; then
 	RUN_NODE_TYPE=NM;