diff --git a/cmd/wg-mesh/main.go b/cmd/wg-mesh/main.go
index 86b6a86..498d5c0 100644
--- a/cmd/wg-mesh/main.go
+++ b/cmd/wg-mesh/main.go
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ func main() {
 	newMeshCmd := parser.NewCommand("new-mesh", "Create a new mesh")
 	listMeshCmd := parser.NewCommand("list-meshes", "List meshes the node is connected to")
 	joinMeshCmd := parser.NewCommand("join-mesh", "Join a mesh network")
-	// getMeshCmd := parser.NewCommand("get-mesh", "Get a mesh network")
 	enableInterfaceCmd := parser.NewCommand("enable-interface", "Enable A Specific Mesh Interface")
 	getGraphCmd := parser.NewCommand("get-graph", "Convert a mesh into DOT format")
 	leaveMeshCmd := parser.NewCommand("leave-mesh", "Leave a mesh network")
diff --git a/pkg/automerge/factory.go b/pkg/automerge/factory.go
index b6861f8..e23520c 100644
--- a/pkg/automerge/factory.go
+++ b/pkg/automerge/factory.go
@@ -51,7 +51,13 @@ func (f *MeshNodeFactory) getAddress(params *mesh.MeshNodeFactoryParams) string
 	} else if len(f.Config.Endpoint) != 0 {
 		hostName = f.Config.Endpoint
 	} else {
-		hostName = lib.GetOutboundIP().String()
+		ip, err := lib.GetPublicIP()
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return ""
+		}
+
+		hostName = ip.String()
 	}
 
 	return hostName
diff --git a/pkg/lib/ip.go b/pkg/lib/ip.go
index ef1524e..0bd3740 100644
--- a/pkg/lib/ip.go
+++ b/pkg/lib/ip.go
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package lib
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io"
 	"log"
 	"net"
+	"net/http"
 )
 
 // GetOutboundIP: gets the oubound IP of this packet
@@ -15,3 +18,44 @@ func GetOutboundIP() net.IP {
 	localAddr := conn.LocalAddr().(*net.UDPAddr)
 	return localAddr.IP
 }
+
+const IP_SERVICE = "https://api.ipify.org?format=json"
+
+type IpResponse struct {
+	Ip string `json:"ip"`
+}
+
+func (i *IpResponse) GetIP() net.IP {
+	return net.ParseIP(i.Ip)
+}
+
+// GetPublicIP: get the nodes public IP address. For when a node is behind NAT
+func GetPublicIP() (net.IP, error) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, IP_SERVICE, nil)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	resBody, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var jsonResponse IpResponse
+
+	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(resBody), &jsonResponse)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return jsonResponse.GetIP(), nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/mesh/manager.go b/pkg/mesh/manager.go
index 1fb9edf..70b1e05 100644
--- a/pkg/mesh/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/mesh/manager.go
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ func (s *MeshManagerImpl) GetSelf(meshId string) (MeshNode, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("mesh %s does not exist", meshId)
 	}
 
+	logging.Log.WriteInfof(s.HostParameters.HostEndpoint)
 	node, err := meshInstance.GetNode(s.HostParameters.HostEndpoint)
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -455,7 +456,8 @@ func NewMeshManager(params *NewMeshManagerParams) MeshManager {
 
 	switch params.Conf.Endpoint {
 	case "":
-		hostParams.HostEndpoint = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", lib.GetOutboundIP().String(), params.Conf.GrpcPort)
+		ip, _ := lib.GetPublicIP()
+		hostParams.HostEndpoint = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", ip.String(), params.Conf.GrpcPort)
 	default:
 		hostParams.HostEndpoint = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", params.Conf.Endpoint, params.Conf.GrpcPort)
 	}