diff --git a/dotfiles/lib/shellrc/aliases.sh b/dotfiles/lib/shellrc/aliases.sh
index 0fcfbbac..3568dc99 100644
--- a/dotfiles/lib/shellrc/aliases.sh
+++ b/dotfiles/lib/shellrc/aliases.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fi
 alias ls="command ls ${colorflag}"
 
 # IP addresses
-alias ip="dig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com"
+alias externalip="dig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com"
 alias localip="ifconfig | grep -Eo 'inet (addr:)?([0-9]*\.){3}[0-9]*' | grep -Eo '([0-9]*\.){3}[0-9]*' | grep -v '127.0.0.1'"
 
 alias whois="whois -h whois-servers.net"