diff --git a/src/main/java/me/chayapak1/chomens_bot/plugins/IPFilterPlugin.java b/src/main/java/me/chayapak1/chomens_bot/plugins/IPFilterPlugin.java
index bf25807..cbf8bb1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/chayapak1/chomens_bot/plugins/IPFilterPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/chayapak1/chomens_bot/plugins/IPFilterPlugin.java
@@ -4,12 +4,8 @@ import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
 import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
 import me.chayapak1.chomens_bot.Bot;
 import me.chayapak1.chomens_bot.data.PlayerEntry;
-import me.chayapak1.chomens_bot.util.ComponentUtilities;
 import me.chayapak1.chomens_bot.util.PersistentDataUtilities;
-import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
-import net.kyori.adventure.text.JoinConfiguration;
 
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
@@ -40,21 +36,12 @@ public class IPFilterPlugin extends PlayersPlugin.Listener {
     }
 
     private void check (PlayerEntry target) {
-        final CompletableFuture<Component> future = bot.core.runTracked("essentials:seen " + target.profile.getIdAsString());
+        final CompletableFuture<String> future = bot.players.getPlayerIP(target);
 
         if (future == null) return;
 
         future.thenApply(output -> {
-            final List<Component> children = output.children();
-
-            String stringified = ComponentUtilities.stringify(Component.join(JoinConfiguration.separator(Component.space()), children));
-
-            if (!stringified.startsWith(" - IP Address: ")) return output;
-
-            stringified = stringified.trim().substring(" - IP Address: ".length());
-            if (stringified.startsWith("/")) stringified = stringified.substring(1);
-
-            handleIP(stringified, target);
+            handleIP(output, target);
 
             return output;
         });
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/chayapak1/chomens_bot/plugins/PlayersPersistentDataPlugin.java b/src/main/java/me/chayapak1/chomens_bot/plugins/PlayersPersistentDataPlugin.java
index d875aa6..141d427 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/chayapak1/chomens_bot/plugins/PlayersPersistentDataPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/chayapak1/chomens_bot/plugins/PlayersPersistentDataPlugin.java
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package me.chayapak1.chomens_bot.plugins;
 
+import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import me.chayapak1.chomens_bot.Bot;
 import me.chayapak1.chomens_bot.data.PlayerEntry;
 import me.chayapak1.chomens_bot.util.PersistentDataUtilities;
 
 import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 public class PlayersPersistentDataPlugin extends PlayersPlugin.Listener {
     public static JsonObject playersObject = new JsonObject();
@@ -26,12 +29,33 @@ public class PlayersPersistentDataPlugin extends PlayersPlugin.Listener {
 
     @Override
     public void playerJoined(PlayerEntry target) {
-        if (playersObject.has(getName(target))) return;
-
         final JsonObject object = new JsonObject();
         object.addProperty("uuid", target.profile.getIdAsString());
         object.add("lastSeen", new JsonObject());
+        object.add("ips", new JsonObject());
 
+        final CompletableFuture<String> future = bot.players.getPlayerIP(target);
+
+        if (future == null) {
+            setPersistentEntry(target, object);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        future.completeOnTimeout(null, 5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+
+        future.thenApply(output -> {
+            if (output != null) {
+                object.getAsJsonObject("ips").addProperty(bot.host + ":" + bot.port, output);
+            }
+
+            setPersistentEntry(target, object);
+
+            return output;
+        });
+    }
+
+    // is this bad?
+    private void setPersistentEntry (PlayerEntry target, JsonObject object) {
         playersObject.add(getName(target), object);
 
         PersistentDataUtilities.put("players", playersObject);
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/chayapak1/chomens_bot/plugins/PlayersPlugin.java b/src/main/java/me/chayapak1/chomens_bot/plugins/PlayersPlugin.java
index 436ca4a..987cf68 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/chayapak1/chomens_bot/plugins/PlayersPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/chayapak1/chomens_bot/plugins/PlayersPlugin.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package me.chayapak1.chomens_bot.plugins;
 
+import me.chayapak1.chomens_bot.util.ComponentUtilities;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.JoinConfiguration;
 import org.geysermc.mcprotocollib.network.Session;
 import org.geysermc.mcprotocollib.network.event.session.DisconnectedEvent;
 import org.geysermc.mcprotocollib.network.packet.Packet;
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.EnumSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 
 public class PlayersPlugin extends Bot.Listener {
     private final Bot bot;
@@ -58,6 +61,31 @@ public class PlayersPlugin extends Bot.Listener {
         }
     }
 
+    public CompletableFuture<String> getPlayerIP (PlayerEntry target) {
+        final CompletableFuture<String> outputFuture = new CompletableFuture<>();
+
+        final CompletableFuture<Component> trackedCoreFuture = bot.core.runTracked("essentials:seen " + target.profile.getIdAsString());
+
+        if (trackedCoreFuture == null) return null;
+
+        trackedCoreFuture.thenApply(output -> {
+            final List<Component> children = output.children();
+
+            String stringified = ComponentUtilities.stringify(Component.join(JoinConfiguration.separator(Component.space()), children));
+
+            if (!stringified.startsWith(" - IP Address: ")) return output;
+
+            stringified = stringified.trim().substring(" - IP Address: ".length());
+            if (stringified.startsWith("/")) stringified = stringified.substring(1);
+
+            outputFuture.complete(stringified);
+
+            return output;
+        });
+
+        return outputFuture;
+    }
+
     public final PlayerEntry getEntry (UUID uuid) {
         for (PlayerEntry candidate : list) {
             if (candidate.profile.getId().equals(uuid)) {