diff --git a/node/router/src/lib.rs b/node/router/src/lib.rs
index 5cd21c7..4bb746c 100644
--- a/node/router/src/lib.rs
+++ b/node/router/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ mod service;
 use duration_str::deserialize_duration;
 use network::Multiaddr;
 use serde::Deserialize;
-use std::time::Duration;
+use std::{net::IpAddr, time::Duration};
 
 pub use crate::service::RouterService;
 
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub libp2p_nodes: Vec<Multiaddr>,
     pub private_ip_enabled: bool,
     pub check_announced_ip: bool,
+    pub public_address: Option<IpAddr>,
 
     // batcher
     /// Timeout to publish messages in batch
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
             libp2p_nodes: vec![],
             private_ip_enabled: false,
             check_announced_ip: false,
+            public_address: None,
 
             batcher_timeout: Duration::from_secs(1),
             batcher_file_capacity: 1,
diff --git a/node/router/src/libp2p_event_handler.rs b/node/router/src/libp2p_event_handler.rs
index 5ed5f71..d1b09cc 100644
--- a/node/router/src/libp2p_event_handler.rs
+++ b/node/router/src/libp2p_event_handler.rs
@@ -348,17 +348,26 @@ impl Libp2pEventHandler {
         }
     }
 
-    async fn get_listen_addr_or_add(&self) -> Option<Multiaddr> {
+    async fn construct_announced_ip(&self) -> Option<Multiaddr> {
+        // public address configured
+        if let Some(ip) = self.config.public_address {
+            let mut addr = Multiaddr::empty();
+            addr.push(ip.into());
+            addr.push(Protocol::Tcp(self.network_globals.listen_port_tcp()));
+            return Some(addr);
+        }
+
+        // public listen address
         if let Some(addr) = self.get_listen_addr() {
             return Some(addr);
         }
 
+        // auto detect public IP address
         let ipv4_addr = public_ip::addr_v4().await?;
 
         let mut addr = Multiaddr::empty();
         addr.push(Protocol::Ip4(ipv4_addr));
         addr.push(Protocol::Tcp(self.network_globals.listen_port_tcp()));
-        addr.push(Protocol::P2p(self.network_globals.local_peer_id().into()));
 
         self.network_globals
             .listen_multiaddrs
@@ -420,7 +429,7 @@ impl Libp2pEventHandler {
 
         let peer_id = *self.network_globals.peer_id.read();
 
-        let addr = self.get_listen_addr_or_add().await?;
+        let addr = self.construct_announced_ip().await?;
 
         let timestamp = timestamp_now();
         let shard_config = self.store.get_store().get_shard_config();
@@ -452,7 +461,7 @@ impl Libp2pEventHandler {
         shard_config: ShardConfig,
     ) -> Option<PubsubMessage> {
         let peer_id = *self.network_globals.peer_id.read();
-        let addr = self.get_listen_addr_or_add().await?;
+        let addr = self.construct_announced_ip().await?;
         let timestamp = timestamp_now();
 
         let msg = AnnounceShardConfig {
@@ -528,7 +537,7 @@ impl Libp2pEventHandler {
         index_end: u64,
     ) -> Option<PubsubMessage> {
         let peer_id = *self.network_globals.peer_id.read();
-        let addr = self.get_listen_addr_or_add().await?;
+        let addr = self.construct_announced_ip().await?;
         let timestamp = timestamp_now();
 
         let msg = AnnounceChunks {
diff --git a/node/src/config/convert.rs b/node/src/config/convert.rs
index 34dc3d3..c31679d 100644
--- a/node/src/config/convert.rs
+++ b/node/src/config/convert.rs
@@ -200,6 +200,13 @@ impl ZgsConfig {
     pub fn router_config(&self, network_config: &NetworkConfig) -> Result<router::Config, String> {
         let mut router_config = self.router.clone();
         router_config.libp2p_nodes = network_config.libp2p_nodes.to_vec();
+
+        if router_config.public_address.is_none() {
+            if let Some(addr) = &self.network_enr_address {
+                router_config.public_address = Some(addr.parse().unwrap());
+            }
+        }
+
         Ok(router_config)
     }