diff --git a/obj/tools/lupe.c b/obj/tools/lupe.c
index d039b51..4753d4d 100644
--- a/obj/tools/lupe.c
+++ b/obj/tools/lupe.c
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@
   write("\n");
   if (getuid(ob))
     write("CREATOR: "+getuid(ob)+"\n");
-  if (s=query_ip_number(ob))
+  if (interactive(ob) && (s=query_ip_number(ob)))
   {
     write("IP-NUMBER: "+s+" IP-NAME: "+query_ip_name(ob)+" IDLE: "
 	  + query_idle(ob)+"\n");