diff --git a/config/ansible/tasks/global/utils/ipaddr b/config/ansible/tasks/global/utils/ipaddr
index 2faa1a5..c7cf2b1 100755
--- a/config/ansible/tasks/global/utils/ipaddr
+++ b/config/ansible/tasks/global/utils/ipaddr
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ def get_external_ips():
     """
     Fetch both IPv4 and IPv6 external IP addresses of the machine.
 
-    This function attempts to retrieve the external IP addresses using the services
-    `https://ifconfig.co`, `https://ifconfig.io`, and `https://ifconfig.me`. Each
-    request has a timeout of 200ms to ensure speed. The user agent is explicitly
-    set to `curl` to ensure proper response formatting.
+    This function first attempts to retrieve an IP address using the services
+    `https://ifconfig.co`, `https://ifconfig.io`, and `https://ifconfig.me`. If the
+    first IP fetched is IPv6, it explicitly tries to fetch an IPv4 address using
+    curl's `-4` option.
 
     Returns:
       tuple: A tuple containing the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses as strings. If either
@@ -128,11 +128,21 @@ def get_external_ips():
                 ip = response.text.strip()
                 if ":" in ip:  # IPv6 address
                     ipv6 = ip
+                    # Try to fetch IPv4 explicitly
+                    ipv4_response = subprocess.run(
+                        ["curl", "-4", "--silent", service],
+                        capture_output=True,
+                        text=True,
+                        timeout=0.2,
+                        check=True
+                    )
+                    if ipv4_response.returncode == 0:
+                        ipv4 = ipv4_response.stdout.strip()
                 else:  # IPv4 address
                     ipv4 = ip
                 if ipv4 != "Unavailable" and ipv6 != "Unavailable":
                     break
-        except requests.RequestException:
+        except (requests.RequestException, subprocess.TimeoutExpired):
             continue
 
     return ipv4, ipv6