diff --git a/core/utils.py b/core/utils.py
index 87f3ab50..41d132bc 100644
--- a/core/utils.py
+++ b/core/utils.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from typing import Optional
 import PIL
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
+from django.http import HttpRequest
 from django.utils import timezone
 from PIL import ExifTags
 from PIL.Image import Resampling
@@ -297,3 +298,16 @@ def bbcode_to_markdown(text):
             new_text.append(line)
 
     return "\n".join(new_text)
+
+
+def get_client_ip(request: HttpRequest) -> str | None:
+    headers = (
+        "X_FORWARDED_FOR",  # Common header for proixes
+        "FORWARDED",  # Standard header defined by RFC 7239.
+        "REMOTE_ADDR",  # Default IP Address (direct connection)
+    )
+    for header in headers:
+        if (ip := request.META.get(header)) is not None:
+            return ip
+
+    return None
diff --git a/sith/honeypot.py b/sith/honeypot.py
index a64b428b..f70e2874 100644
--- a/sith/honeypot.py
+++ b/sith/honeypot.py
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ from typing import Any
 
 from django.http import HttpRequest, HttpResponse
 
+from core.utils import get_client_ip
+
 
 def custom_honeypot_error(
     request: HttpRequest, context: dict[str, Any]
 ) -> HttpResponse:
     logging.warning(
         f"[{strftime('%c', localtime())}] "
-        f"HoneyPot blocked user with ip {request.META.get('X-Forwarded-For')}"
+        f"HoneyPot blocked user with ip {get_client_ip(request)}"
     )
     return HttpResponse("Upon reading this, the http client was enlightened.")