diff --git a/api/remote.php b/api/remote.php
index bb9db0c..6c3a198 100644
--- a/api/remote.php
+++ b/api/remote.php
@@ -59,7 +59,14 @@ if(filter_input(INPUT_SERVER, "REQUEST_METHOD") == "GET") {
         echo json_encode($return);
         exit();
     } else if(filter_input(INPUT_GET, "action") == "getIp") {
-        $return['ip'] = filter_input(INPUT_SERVER, "REMOTE_ADDR");
+        // If we are behind a proxy, return the first IP the request was forwarded for.
+        if(filter_input(INPUT_SERVER, "HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR") != null){
+            $return['ip'] = explode(",", filter_input(INPUT_SERVER, "HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR"))[0];
+
+        } else {
+            $return['ip'] = filter_input(INPUT_SERVER, "REMOTE_ADDR");
+        }
+
         echo json_encode($return);
         exit();
     }
@@ -150,4 +157,4 @@ if(filter_input(INPUT_SERVER, "REQUEST_METHOD") == "GET") {
         echo json_encode($return);
         exit();
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}