diff --git a/scheduling-abstraction-layer/src/main/resources/prepare_infra_script.sh b/scheduling-abstraction-layer/src/main/resources/prepare_infra_script.sh
index fa1ef6528c700f96c805fdbf247e89b702435b68..7dae2c4a0c8a31ccec8938143aea7e004f4afa91 100644
--- a/scheduling-abstraction-layer/src/main/resources/prepare_infra_script.sh
+++ b/scheduling-abstraction-layer/src/main/resources/prepare_infra_script.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
 PROVIDED_PORT_NAME=$variables_providedPortName
 
 if [[ ! -z $PROVIDED_PORT_NAME ]]; then
-    IP_ADDR=$(dig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com)
-    echo Public adress: $IP_ADDR
+
+    wget -q https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ow2-proactive/utility-scripts/main/network-scripts/Get_public_ip.sh && chmod +x Get_public_ip.sh || { echo "failed to download the IP script"; exit 1; }
+    IP_ADDR=`./Get_public_ip.sh`
+    CODE=$?
+    echo "The Public IP was retreived with code: $CODE"
+
+	if [[ $CODE -lt 6 ]]
+	then
+	  echo Public adress: $IP_ADDR
+	else
+	  echo "Getting the Public IP failed!"
+    echo "The recieved IP: $IP_ADDR"
+    exit 1
+  fi
 
     echo "$IP_ADDR" > $PROVIDED_PORT_NAME"_ip"
 fi
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