diff --git a/lib/realtime.js b/lib/realtime.js
index 67a73e5..081d401 100644
--- a/lib/realtime.js
+++ b/lib/realtime.js
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ function connection(socket) {
     //create user data
     users[socket.id] = {
         id: socket.id,
-        address: socket.handshake.address,
+        address: socket.handshake.headers['x-forwarded-for'] || socket.handshake.address,
         'user-agent': socket.handshake.headers['user-agent'],
         color: color,
         cursor: null,