diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1c5610c..aa3837c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
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         "mongoose": "^8.0.0",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ip/-/ip-2.0.1.tgz",
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+    },
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ea9bb3f..0ba50ff 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     "@dabh/eslint-config-populist": "^5.0.0",
     "abstract-winston-transport": "~0.5.1",
     "dotenv": "^16.1.4",
+    "ip": "^2.0.1",
     "mocha": "^10.2.0",
     "mongodb-memory-server": "^9.1.4",
     "mongoose": "^8.0.0",