diff --git a/scripts/detect-ip-change b/scripts/detect-ip-change
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51a0ed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/detect-ip-change
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Send an email when the public ipv4 address changes
+
+if [[ -a /tmp/ipv4_address ]]; then
+    CURRENT_IP=$(/usr/bin/dig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com)
+    PREVIOUS_IP=$(cat /tmp/ipv4_address)
+
+    if [[ $CURRENT_IP != $PREVIOUS_IP ]]; then
+        echo "IP address changed from $PREVIOUS_IP to $CURRENT_IP" | /usr/bin/mail -s 'IP address changed' sonnyba871@gmail.com 
+        echo $CURRENT_IP > /tmp/ipv4_address
+        echo "Mail sent"
+    fi
+else
+    echo "$(/home/sonny/dotfiles/scripts/pubip)" > /tmp/ipv4_address
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/pubip b/scripts/pubip
deleted file mode 100755
index 7039c6f..0000000
--- a/scripts/pubip
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-## Get public IP
-
-wget http://ipinfo.io/ip -qO -