diff --git a/src/lib/contact-rate-limit.ts b/src/lib/contact-rate-limit.ts
index a4c8aa74..1aa5ca68 100644
--- a/src/lib/contact-rate-limit.ts
+++ b/src/lib/contact-rate-limit.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export function checkContactRateLimit(ip: string): ContactRateLimitResult {
 
 export function getContactClientIp(req: NextRequest): string {
   return (
-    (req.headers.get("x-forwarded-for") || req.headers.get("x-real-ip") || "127.0.0.1") ??
+    (req as any).ip ??
     req.headers.get("x-forwarded-for")?.split(",")[0]?.trim() ??
     req.headers.get("x-real-ip") ??
     "unknown"