diff --git a/network/default.go b/network/default.go
index af5badc7..8ed2b763 100644
--- a/network/default.go
+++ b/network/default.go
@@ -86,11 +86,17 @@ func newNetwork(opts ...Option) Network {
 		tun.WithTunnel(options.Tunnel),
 	)
 
+	// set the address to advertise
+	address := options.Address
+	if len(options.Advertise) > 0 {
+		address = options.Advertise
+	}
+
 	// server is network server
 	server := server.NewServer(
 		server.Id(options.Id),
 		server.Address(options.Id),
-		server.Advertise(options.Address),
+		server.Advertise(address),
 		server.Name(options.Name),
 		server.Transport(tunTransport),
 	)
@@ -108,7 +114,7 @@ func newNetwork(opts ...Option) Network {
 	network := &network{
 		node: &node{
 			id:      options.Id,
-			address: options.Address,
+			address: address,
 			peers:   make(map[string]*node),
 		},
 		options:   options,
@@ -710,7 +716,11 @@ func (n *network) Connect() error {
 	}
 
 	// set our internal node address
-	n.node.address = n.Tunnel.Address()
+	// if advertise address is not set
+	if len(n.options.Advertise) == 0 {
+		n.node.address = n.Tunnel.Address()
+		n.server.Init(server.Advertise(n.Tunnel.Address()))
+	}
 
 	// initialize the tunnel to resolved nodes
 	n.Tunnel.Init(
diff --git a/network/options.go b/network/options.go
index e670cf4c..eb3aa61c 100644
--- a/network/options.go
+++ b/network/options.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ type Options struct {
 	Name string
 	// Address to bind to
 	Address string
+	// Advertise sets the address to advertise
+	Advertise string
 	// Nodes is a list of seed nodes
 	Nodes []string
 	// Tunnel is network tunnel
@@ -53,6 +55,13 @@ func Address(a string) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+// Advertise sets the address to advertise
+func Advertise(a string) Option {
+	return func(o *Options) {
+		o.Advertise = a
+	}
+}
+
 // Nodes is a list of seed nodes used along
 // with resolved node
 func Nodes(n ...string) Option {