diff --git a/source/net/yacy/peers/Seed.java b/source/net/yacy/peers/Seed.java
index 8493d24ed..b7a31df9f 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/peers/Seed.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/peers/Seed.java
@@ -318,13 +318,13 @@ public class Seed implements Cloneable, Comparable<Seed>, Comparator<Seed>
     }
 
     /**
-     * try to get the IP<br>
+     * try to get the public IP<br>
      *
-     * @return the IP or null
+     * @return the IP or localhost IP (127.0.0.1)
      */
     public final String getIP() {
-        final String ip = get(Seed.IP, Domains.LOCALHOST);
-        return (ip == null || ip.isEmpty()) ? Domains.LOCALHOST : ip;
+        final String ip = this.dna.get(Seed.IP);
+        return (ip == null || ip.isEmpty()) ? Domains.LOCALHOST : ip; // not public (but leave as is for now 2014-08-24)
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/peers/SeedDB.java b/source/net/yacy/peers/SeedDB.java
index 1a450a810..c932386f1 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/peers/SeedDB.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/peers/SeedDB.java
@@ -208,7 +208,11 @@ public final class SeedDB implements AlternativeDomainNames {
                 System.exit(-1);
             }
         }
-        this.mySeed.setIP("");       // we delete the old information to see what we have now
+        if (Switchboard.getSwitchboard().isIntranetMode()) {
+            this.mySeed.setIP(Domains.myPublicLocalIP().getHostAddress()); // in intranet mode host address is best choice (to become senior peer)
+        } else {
+            this.mySeed.setIP("");// we delete the old information to see what we have now
+        }
         this.mySeed.put(Seed.PEERTYPE, Seed.PEERTYPE_VIRGIN); // markup startup condition
     }