diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-parity/recipes/node_dev.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-parity/recipes/node_dev.rb
index 52256b3..72e9fa4 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-parity/recipes/node_dev.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-parity/recipes/node_dev.rb
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ parity_node "dev" do
   password "parityparity"
   config parity: {
            chain: "dev",
-           no_download: true, # Don't Download Updates
+           no_download: true, # Don't download updates
          },
          network: {
            port: 30303,
            warp: true,
+           allow_ips: "public" # Don't connect to local IPs
          },
          rpc: {
            port: rpc_port,
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-parity/recipes/node_mainnet.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-parity/recipes/node_mainnet.rb
index 924c1ab..a6667c3 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-parity/recipes/node_mainnet.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-parity/recipes/node_mainnet.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ parity_node "mainnet" do
          network: {
            port: 30305,
            warp: true,
+           allow_ips: "public" # Don't connect to local IPs
          },
          rpc: {
            port: rpc_port,
diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-parity/recipes/node_testnet.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-parity/recipes/node_testnet.rb
index 8becabb..3896e91 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-parity/recipes/node_testnet.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-parity/recipes/node_testnet.rb
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ parity_node "testnet" do
   password credentials["testnet_password"]
   config parity: {
            chain: "ropsten",
-           no_download: true, # Don't Download Updates
+           no_download: true, # Don't download updates
          },
          network: {
            port: network_port,
            warp: true,
+           allow_ips: "public" # Don't connect to local IPs
          },
          rpc: {
            port: rpc_port,