diff --git a/src/bin/login.rs b/src/bin/login.rs
index fe40d94..0ed44e0 100644
--- a/src/bin/login.rs
+++ b/src/bin/login.rs
@@ -9,10 +9,11 @@ fn main() {
     let db_username = std::env::var("DB_USERNAME").unwrap();
     let db_password = std::env::var("DB_PASSWORD").unwrap();
     let db_dbname = std::env::var("DB_DBNAME").unwrap();
+    let charserv_ip = std::env::var("CHARSERV_IP").unwrap().parse().unwrap();
     let entity_gateway = PostgresGateway::new(&db_host, &db_dbname, &db_username, &db_password);
     
     let thread_entity_gateway = entity_gateway.clone();
-    let login_state = LoginServerState::new(thread_entity_gateway);
+    let login_state = LoginServerState::new(thread_entity_gateway, charserv_ip);
     let login_loop = login_mainloop(login_state, elseware::login::login::LOGIN_PORT);
     
     let char_state = CharacterServerState::new(entity_gateway);
diff --git a/src/bin/main.rs b/src/bin/main.rs
index 9146fa2..a23ff54 100644
--- a/src/bin/main.rs
+++ b/src/bin/main.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ fn main() {
         for i in 0..5 {
             let fake_user = NewUserAccountEntity {
                 email: format!("fake{}@email.com", i),
-                username: if i == 0 { "hi".to_string() } else { format!("hi{}", i+1) },
+                username: if i == 0 { "hiz".to_string() } else { format!("hi{}", i+1) },
                 password: bcrypt::hash("qwer", 5).unwrap(),
                 guildcard: i + 1,
                 team_id: None,
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ fn main() {
 
         let thread_entity_gateway = entity_gateway.clone();
         info!("[auth] starting server");
-        let login_state = LoginServerState::new(thread_entity_gateway);
+        let login_state = LoginServerState::new(thread_entity_gateway, "127.0.0.1".parse().unwrap());
         let login_loop = login_mainloop(login_state, elseware::login::login::LOGIN_PORT);
 
         let thread_entity_gateway = entity_gateway.clone();
diff --git a/src/login/login.rs b/src/login/login.rs
index a3efb2d..af17189 100644
--- a/src/login/login.rs
+++ b/src/login/login.rs
@@ -75,13 +75,15 @@ pub async fn get_login_status(entity_gateway: &impl EntityGateway, pkt: &Login)
 
 
 pub struct LoginServerState<EG: EntityGateway> {
+    character_server_ip: net::Ipv4Addr,
     entity_gateway: EG,
 }
 
 impl<EG: EntityGateway> LoginServerState<EG> {
-    pub fn new(entity_gateway: EG) -> LoginServerState<EG> {
+    pub fn new(entity_gateway: EG, character_server_ip: net::Ipv4Addr) -> LoginServerState<EG> {
         LoginServerState {
             entity_gateway: entity_gateway,
+            character_server_ip: character_server_ip.into(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -89,8 +91,8 @@ impl<EG: EntityGateway> LoginServerState<EG> {
         match get_login_status(&self.entity_gateway, pkt).await {
             Ok(_user) => {
                 let response = SendLoginPacket::LoginResponse(LoginResponse::by_status(AccountStatus::Ok, pkt.session));
-                let ip = net::Ipv4Addr::new(127,0,0,1);
-                let ip = u32::from_ne_bytes(ip.octets());
+                //let ip = net::Ipv4Addr::new(127,0,0,1);
+                let ip = u32::from_ne_bytes(self.character_server_ip.octets());
                 vec![response,
                      SendLoginPacket::RedirectClient(RedirectClient::new(ip, crate::login::character::CHARACTER_PORT))]
             },