diff --git a/ip2long.go b/ip2long.go
index caa04ee..7d2553c 100644
--- a/ip2long.go
+++ b/ip2long.go
@@ -26,9 +26,12 @@ func backtoIP4(ipInt int64) string {
 }
 
 func getClientIP(r *http.Request) string {
-	//a := r.RemoteAddr // always be 127.0.0.1:300456 port number may vary
-	a := r.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-For")
+	a := r.RemoteAddr // always be 127.0.0.1:300456 port number may vary
 	s := strings.Split(a, ":")
+	if s[0] == "127.0.0.1" { //loopback address
+		ip := r.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-For")
+		return ip
+	}
 	return s[0]
 }