diff --git a/tinytuya/scanner.py b/tinytuya/scanner.py
index 2f5ed54..75e600e 100644
--- a/tinytuya/scanner.py
+++ b/tinytuya/scanner.py
@@ -96,13 +96,16 @@
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 # Helper Functions
-def getmyIP():
+def getmyIPaddr():
     # Fetch my IP address and assume /24 network
     s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
     s.connect(("8.8.8.8", 80))
-    r = s.getsockname()[0]
+    r = str(s.getsockname()[0])
     s.close()
-    r = str(r).split('.')
+    return r
+
+def getmyIP():
+    r = getmyIPaddr().split('.')
     # assume a /24 network
     return '%s.%s.%s.0/24' % tuple(r[:3])
 
@@ -196,7 +199,7 @@ def get_ip_to_broadcast():
         if ip_to_broadcast:
             return ip_to_broadcast
 
-    ip_to_broadcast['255.255.255.255'] = getmyIP()
+    ip_to_broadcast['255.255.255.255'] = getmyIPaddr()
     return ip_to_broadcast
 
 def send_discovery_request( iface_list=None ):