diff --git a/apps/hermes/server/Cargo.lock b/apps/hermes/server/Cargo.lock
index b853a87f6a..358f91f3f3 100644
--- a/apps/hermes/server/Cargo.lock
+++ b/apps/hermes/server/Cargo.lock
@@ -1868,7 +1868,7 @@ checksum = "2304e00983f87ffb38b55b444b5e3b60a884b5d30c0fca7d82fe33449bbe55ea"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hermes"
-version = "0.8.5"
+version = "0.8.6"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-trait",
diff --git a/apps/hermes/server/Cargo.toml b/apps/hermes/server/Cargo.toml
index 7c69e2a323..5c8f3921c9 100644
--- a/apps/hermes/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apps/hermes/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name        = "hermes"
-version     = "0.8.5"
+version     = "0.8.6"
 description = "Hermes is an agent that provides Verified Prices from the Pythnet Pyth Oracle."
 edition     = "2021"
 
diff --git a/apps/hermes/server/src/api/ws.rs b/apps/hermes/server/src/api/ws.rs
index 92b6ea5998..beb266fe77 100644
--- a/apps/hermes/server/src/api/ws.rs
+++ b/apps/hermes/server/src/api/ws.rs
@@ -189,7 +189,9 @@ where
     let requester_ip = headers
         .get(state.ws.requester_ip_header_name.as_str())
         .and_then(|value| value.to_str().ok())
-        .and_then(|value| value.split(',').next()) // Only take the first ip if there are multiple
+        // Only take the last ip if there are multiple. Note: if the service is behind multiple load balancers,
+        // this will be the ip the last balancer sees.
+        .and_then(|value| value.split(',').last())
         .and_then(|value| value.parse().ok());
 
     ws.max_message_size(MAX_CLIENT_MESSAGE_SIZE)