diff --git a/neofetch b/neofetch
index 7393fbf9..093fc030 100755
--- a/neofetch
+++ b/neofetch
@@ -3807,12 +3807,12 @@ get_local_ip() {
 }
 
 get_public_ip() {
-    if type -p dig >/dev/null; then
+    if [[ ! -n "$public_ip_host" ]] && type -p dig >/dev/null; then
         public_ip="$(dig +time=1 +tries=1 +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com)"
        [[ "$public_ip" =~ ^\; ]] && unset public_ip
     fi
 
-    if [[ -z "$public_ip" ]] && type -p drill >/dev/null; then
+    if [[ ! -n "$public_ip_host" ]] && [[ -z "$public_ip" ]] && type -p drill >/dev/null; then
         public_ip="$(drill myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com | \
                      awk '/^myip\./ && $3 == "IN" {print $5}')"
     fi