diff --git a/src/utils/hashUtils.js b/src/utils/hashUtils.js
index 52616c6..082cd73 100644
--- a/src/utils/hashUtils.js
+++ b/src/utils/hashUtils.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ module.exports.comparePassword = function(pass, hash){
  */
 module.exports.hashIP = function(ip){
     //Create hash object
-    const hashObj = crypto.createHash('md5');
+    const hashObj = crypto.createHash('sha512');
 
     //add IP and salt to the hash
     hashObj.update(`${ip}${config.ipSecret}`);