diff --git a/ifpublic/ifpublic b/ifpublic/ifpublic
index d92efd1..26afa15 100755
--- a/ifpublic/ifpublic
+++ b/ifpublic/ifpublic
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ PUBLIC_IP6_FETCH_URL="$PUBLIC_IP_FETCH_URL"
 printf "%s / %s\n" \
 	"$(curl -4 --connect-timeout 5 --silent "$PUBLIC_IP_FETCH_URL")" \
 	"$(curl -6 --connect-timeout 5 --silent "$PUBLIC_IP6_FETCH_URL")" \
-	| sed	-e 's/ \/ $//g' \
-		-e 's/^ \/ //g'
+	| sed	-e 's/ \/ $//' \
+		-e 's/^ \/ //' \
+		-e 's/^$/[error fetching address]/'
 
 exit 0