diff --git a/clore_hosting/docker_configurator.py b/clore_hosting/docker_configurator.py
index 2d33e37..a8ff153 100644
--- a/clore_hosting/docker_configurator.py
+++ b/clore_hosting/docker_configurator.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from lib import wireguard
 from lib import logging as logging_lib
 import shutil
 import os
+import re
 
 log = logging_lib.log
 config = config_module.config
@@ -15,7 +16,20 @@ for default_network in config.clore_default_networks:
     if "name" in default_network:
         default_network_names.append(default_network["name"])
 
-
+def get_last_ip_occurrence_and_text(input_string):
+    # Find all occurrences of "--ip" in the string
+    matches = re.finditer(r'--ip', input_string)
+    
+    last_occurrence = None
+    for match in matches:
+        last_occurrence = match
+    
+    if last_occurrence:
+        # Get the text after the last occurrence of "--ip"
+        text_after_last_ip = input_string[last_occurrence.end():]
+        return last_occurrence.group(), text_after_last_ip
+    else:
+        return None, None
 
 def configure(containers):
     valid_containers = []
@@ -41,6 +55,13 @@ def configure(containers):
             if index < len(custom_entrypoint_state):
                 ok_custom_entrypoint = custom_entrypoint_state[index]
             startup_script_name = f"{container['name']}.sh"
+            if "ip" in container and len(container["ip"])>6 and type(container["ip"])==str:
+                if container["ip"][:8] == "; echo '":
+                    last_occurrence, text_after_last_ip = get_last_ip_occurrence_and_text(container["ip"])
+                    if last_occurrence:
+                        container["ip"] = text_after_last_ip.strip().split(' ',1)[0]
+                    else:
+                        del container["ip"]
             if "wireguard" in container and "name" in container:
                 wireguard.generate_config(container)
                 used_wireguard_configs.append(container["name"])