diff --git a/misc/core.func b/misc/core.func
index ff20efb9b..d6d4555cc 100644
--- a/misc/core.func
+++ b/misc/core.func
@@ -898,7 +898,14 @@ function get_lxc_ip() {
     get_current_ip() {
       local ip
 
-      # Try hostname -I first (most reliable for LXC containers)
+      # Try direct interface lookup for eth0 FIRST (most reliable for LXC)
+      ip=$(ip -4 addr show eth0 2>/dev/null | awk '/inet / {print $2}' | cut -d/ -f1 | head -n1)
+      if [[ -n "$ip" && "$ip" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+        echo "$ip"
+        return 0
+      fi
+
+      # Fallback: Try hostname -I 
       if command -v hostname >/dev/null 2>&1; then
         ip=$(hostname -I 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $1}')
         if [[ -n "$ip" && "$ip" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
@@ -907,13 +914,6 @@ function get_lxc_ip() {
         fi
       fi
 
-      # Fallback: Try direct interface lookup for eth0
-      ip=$(ip -4 addr show eth0 2>/dev/null | awk '/inet / {print $2}' | cut -d/ -f1 | head -n1)
-      if [[ -n "$ip" ]]; then
-        echo "$ip"
-        return 0
-      fi
-
       # Last resort: Use routing table
       local targets=("8.8.8.8" "1.1.1.1" "default")
       for target in "${targets[@]}"; do