diff --git a/cyphernodeconf_docker/prompters/100_lightning.js b/cyphernodeconf_docker/prompters/100_lightning.js
index 9e40bd8..f0f263d 100644
--- a/cyphernodeconf_docker/prompters/100_lightning.js
+++ b/cyphernodeconf_docker/prompters/100_lightning.js
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@ module.exports = {
     */
     {
       when: featureCondition,
+      type: 'confirm',
+      name: 'lightning_announce',
+      default: utils.getDefault( 'lightning_announce' ),
+      message: prefix()+'Do you want to announce your lightning node?'+utils.getHelp('lightning_announce'),
+    },
+    {
+      when: (props) => { return featureCondition(props) && props.lightning_announce },
       type: 'input',
       name: 'lightning_external_ip',
       default: utils.getDefault( 'lightning_external_ip' ),
diff --git a/cyphernodeconf_docker/templates/lightning/c-lightning/config b/cyphernodeconf_docker/templates/lightning/c-lightning/config
index 5fd5012..bc1b855 100644
--- a/cyphernodeconf_docker/templates/lightning/c-lightning/config
+++ b/cyphernodeconf_docker/templates/lightning/c-lightning/config
@@ -15,4 +15,7 @@ bitcoin-rpcuser=<%= bitcoin_rpcuser %>
 bitcoin-rpcpassword=<%= bitcoin_rpcpassword %>
 
 addr=0.0.0.0:9735
-announce-addr=<%= lightning_external_ip %>:9735
+
+<% if( locals.lightning_external_ip ) { %>
+announce-addr=<%= locals.lightning_external_ip %>:9735
+<% } %>