diff --git a/usr/local/bin/dynv6 b/usr/local/bin/dynv6
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 329f968..8c3834e
--- a/usr/local/bin/dynv6
+++ b/usr/local/bin/dynv6
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ echo "Checking ${hostname}"
 # ipv6
 if [ "${DYNV6_IPV6_ENABLED}" = "true" ]; then
   echo "Testing IPv6";
-  ipv6Res=$(curl -fsS "http://ipv6.dynv6.com/api/update?hostname=${hostname}&ipv6=auto&token=${token}")
+  ipv6Address=$(curl -s "https://v6.ident.me/")
+  ipv6Res=$(curl -fsS "http://ipv6.dynv6.com/api/update?hostname=${hostname}&ipv6=${ipv6Address}&token=${token}")
   ipv6Changed=true;
 
   if [ "${ipv6Res}" = "addresses unchanged" ]; then
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ if [ "${DYNV6_IPV6_ENABLED}" = "true" ]; then
 
     if [ "${DYNV6_MAIL_ENABLED}" = "true" ]; then
       HOSTMACHINE=$(hostname)
-      echo -e "IPv6 for ${hostname} on host ${HOSTMACHINE} changed" | mailx -s "[dynv6 IPv6 ${HOSTMACHINE}] IPv6 changed for ${hostname}" "${DYNV6_MAIL_ADDRESS}"
+      echo -e "IPv6 for ${hostname} on host ${HOSTMACHINE} changed to ${ipv6Address}" | mailx -s "[dynv6 IPv6 ${HOSTMACHINE}] IPv6 changed for ${hostname}" "${DYNV6_MAIL_ADDRESS}"
     fi
   fi
 fi
@@ -114,7 +115,8 @@ fi
 # ipv4
 if [ "${DYNV6_IPV4_ENABLED}" = "true" ]; then
   echo "Testing IPv4";
-  ipv4Res=$(curl -fsS "http://ipv4.dynv6.com/api/update?hostname=${hostname}&ipv4=auto&token=${token}")
+  ipv4Address=$(curl -s "https://v4.ident.me/")
+  ipv4Res=$(curl -fsS "http://ipv4.dynv6.com/api/update?hostname=${hostname}&ipv4=${ipv4Address}&token=${token}")
   ipv4Changed=true;
   if [ "$ipv4Res" = "addresses unchanged" ]; then
     ipv4Changed=false;
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ if [ "${DYNV6_IPV4_ENABLED}" = "true" ]; then
 
     if [ "${DYNV6_MAIL_ENABLED}" = "true" ]; then
       HOSTMACHINE=$(hostname)
-      echo -e "IPv4 for ${hostname} on host ${HOSTMACHINE} changed" | mailx -s "[dynv6 IPv4 ${HOSTMACHINE}] IPv4 changed for ${hostname}" "${DYNV6_MAIL_ADDRESS}"
+      echo -e "IPv4 for ${hostname} on host ${HOSTMACHINE} changed changed to ${ipv4Address}" | mailx -s "[dynv6 IPv4 ${HOSTMACHINE}] IPv4 changed for ${hostname}" "${DYNV6_MAIL_ADDRESS}"
     fi
   fi
 fi
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