diff --git a/connect.py b/connect.py
index 1d52a75d9..e38dfa751 100755
--- a/connect.py
+++ b/connect.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ from jperm.ansible_api import MyRunner
 from jlog.models import ExecLog, FileLog
 
 login_user = get_object(User, username=getpass.getuser())
-remote_ip = os.popen("who -m | awk '{ print $5 }'").read().strip('()\n')
+remote_ip = os.popen("who -m | awk '{ print $NF }'").read().strip('()\n')
 
 try:
     import termios