diff --git a/files/script.py b/files/script.py
index 86936f5df67b5c6cd1680de8046d9c712a1655f6..053146e0bfb5f405754124757e842cd4b81af752 100644
--- a/files/script.py
+++ b/files/script.py
@@ -410,7 +410,8 @@ auth_passwd = os.getenv('GMP_PASSWORD')
 print(auth_name, auth_passwd)
 logging.basicConfig(filename='debug.log', level=logging.DEBUG)
 #local_ip = socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname())
-local_ip = '127.0.0.1'
+#local_ip = '127.0.0.1'
+local_ip = os.getenv('HOST_IP')
 connection = TLSConnection(hostname=local_ip)
 transform = EtreeTransform()
 config = {'id':"9866edc1-8869-4e80-acac-d15d5647b4d9"}
@@ -434,6 +435,10 @@ print("output_dir", output_dir)
 
 endpoints = import_dep_info(dep_json, endpoints_to_scan)
 #print_pretty_json(endpoints)      
+
+# test gmp connection
+get_version()
+
 severities = dict()
 for host,ports in endpoints.items():
     print(host,ports)