diff --git a/src/middleware/userCounter.ts b/src/middleware/userCounter.ts
index eda60a3..5575fd9 100644
--- a/src/middleware/userCounter.ts
+++ b/src/middleware/userCounter.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export function userCounter(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction): vo
         if (Math.random() < 1 / config.userCounterRatio) {
             axios({
                 method: "post",
-                url: `${config.userCounterURL}/api/v1/addIP?hashedIP=${getIP(req)}`,
+                url: `${config.userCounterURL}/api/v1/addIP?hashedIP=${getIP(req, true)}`,
                 httpAgent
             }).catch(() => /* instanbul skip next */ Logger.debug(`Failing to connect to user counter at: ${config.userCounterURL}`));
         }
diff --git a/src/utils/getIP.ts b/src/utils/getIP.ts
index 85a7192..eebf586 100644
--- a/src/utils/getIP.ts
+++ b/src/utils/getIP.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { config } from "../config";
 import { Request } from "express";
 import { IPAddress } from "../types/segments.model";
 
-export function getIP(req: Request): IPAddress {
+export function getIP(req: Request, checkCloudflare = false): IPAddress {
     // if in testing mode, return immediately
     if (config.mode === "test") return "127.0.0.1" as IPAddress;
 
@@ -10,11 +10,14 @@ export function getIP(req: Request): IPAddress {
         config.behindProxy = "X-Forwarded-For";
     }
 
+    const cloudflareIP = req.headers["cf-connecting-ip"] as IPAddress;
+    if (checkCloudflare && cloudflareIP) return cloudflareIP;
+
     switch (config.behindProxy as string) {
         case "X-Forwarded-For":
             return req.headers["x-forwarded-for"] as IPAddress;
         case "Cloudflare":
-            return req.headers["cf-connecting-ip"] as IPAddress;
+            return cloudflareIP;
         case "X-Real-IP":
             return req.headers["x-real-ip"] as IPAddress;
         default: