diff --git a/scripts/cloudron-setup b/scripts/cloudron-setup
index 13effbc6f..e32a36573 100755
--- a/scripts/cloudron-setup
+++ b/scripts/cloudron-setup
@@ -227,7 +227,10 @@ while true; do
     sleep 10
 done
 
-echo -e "\n\n${GREEN}Visit https://<IP> and accept the self-signed certificate to finish setup.${DONE}\n"
+if ! ip=$(curl --fail --connect-timeout 2 --max-time 2 -q https://api.cloudron.io/api/v1/helper/public_ip | sed -n -e 's/.*"ip": "\(.*\)"/\1/p'); then
+    ip='<IP>'
+fi
+echo -e "\n\n${GREEN}Visit https://${ip} and accept the self-signed certificate to finish setup.${DONE}\n"
 
 if [[ "${rebootServer}" == "true" ]]; then
     systemctl stop box mysql # sometimes mysql ends up having corrupt privilege tables
diff --git a/setup/start/cloudron-motd b/setup/start/cloudron-motd
index bce8fd228..0c922f55a 100755
--- a/setup/start/cloudron-motd
+++ b/setup/start/cloudron-motd
@@ -3,10 +3,17 @@
 printf "**********************************************************************\n\n"
 
 if [[ -z "$(ls -A /home/yellowtent/boxdata/mail/dkim)" ]]; then
+    if [[ -f /tmp/.cloudron-motd-cache ]]; then
+        ip=$(cat /tmp/.cloudron-motd-cache)
+    elif ! ip=$(curl --fail --connect-timeout 2 --max-time 2 -q https://api.cloudron.io/api/v1/helper/public_ip | sed -n -e 's/.*"ip": "\(.*\)"/\1/p'); then
+        ip='<IP>'
+    fi
+    echo "${ip}" > /tmp/.cloudron-motd-cache
+
     printf "\t\t\tWELCOME TO CLOUDRON\n"
     printf "\t\t\t-------------------\n"
 
-    printf '\n\e[1;32m%-6s\e[m\n\n' "Visit https://<IP> on your browser and accept the self-signed certificate to finish setup."
+    printf '\n\e[1;32m%-6s\e[m\n\n' "Visit https://${ip} on your browser and accept the self-signed certificate to finish setup."
     printf "Cloudron overview - https://cloudron.io/documentation/ \n"
     printf "Cloudron setup - https://cloudron.io/documentation/installation/#setup \n"
 else