diff --git a/conf/glances.conf b/conf/glances.conf
index ad414fd4410031defecae5d46d7cb68ca406394e..c04f8e960411f41170a0bd36f901868ec20ff796 100644
--- a/conf/glances.conf
+++ b/conf/glances.conf
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ tx_critical=90
 #wlan0_tx_critical=1000000
 #wlan0_tx_log=True
 
+[ip]
+disable=False
+
 [connections]
 # Display additional information about TCP connections
 # This plugin is disabled by default
diff --git a/glances/plugins/glances_ip.py b/glances/plugins/glances_ip.py
index 8a659bc44ad8623bcde58de35ce714ca20618c4a..a4aae49f21af1e0faa4c57fc48c3964b37871466 100644
--- a/glances/plugins/glances_ip.py
+++ b/glances/plugins/glances_ip.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Plugin(GlancesPlugin):
         self.display_curse = True
 
         # Get the public IP address once (not for each refresh)
-        if not self.is_disable() and not import_error_tag:
+        if not import_error_tag:
             self.public_address = PublicIpAddress().get()
 
     @GlancesPlugin._check_decorator