diff --git a/pkg/query-service/telemetry/telemetry.go b/pkg/query-service/telemetry/telemetry.go
index eaaf098cc3..dd963e7910 100644
--- a/pkg/query-service/telemetry/telemetry.go
+++ b/pkg/query-service/telemetry/telemetry.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func getOutboundIP() string {
 	resp, err := http.Get("https://api.ipify.org?format=text")
 
 	if err != nil {
-		return ""
+		return string(ip)
 	}
 
 	defer resp.Body.Close()