diff --git a/lib/vmpooler/pool_manager.rb b/lib/vmpooler/pool_manager.rb
index b819933..a901018 100644
--- a/lib/vmpooler/pool_manager.rb
+++ b/lib/vmpooler/pool_manager.rb
@@ -445,16 +445,22 @@ module Vmpooler
           start = Time.now
           provider.create_vm(pool_name, new_vmname)
           finish = format('%<time>.2f', time: Time.now - start)
+          $logger.log('s', "[+] [#{pool_name}] '#{new_vmname}' cloned in #{finish} seconds")
+          $metrics.timing("clone.#{pool_name}", finish)
+
+          $logger.log('d', "[ ] [#{pool_name}] Obtaining IP for '#{new_vmname}'")
+          ip_start = Time.now
+          ip = provider.get_vm_ip_address(new_vmname, pool_name)
+          ip_finish = format('%<time>.2f', time: Time.now - ip_start)
+          $logger.log('s', "[+] [#{pool_name}] Obtained IP for '#{new_vmname}' in #{ip_finish} seconds")
 
           @redis.with_metrics do |redis|
             redis.pipelined do |pipeline|
               pipeline.hset("vmpooler__clone__#{Date.today}", "#{pool_name}:#{new_vmname}", finish)
               pipeline.hset("vmpooler__vm__#{new_vmname}", 'clone_time', finish)
+              pipeline.hset("vmpooler__vm__#{new_vmname}", 'ip', ip)
             end
-          end
-          $logger.log('s', "[+] [#{pool_name}] '#{new_vmname}' cloned in #{finish} seconds")
-
-          $metrics.timing("clone.#{pool_name}", finish)
+          end        
 
           dns_plugin_class_name = get_dns_plugin_class_name_for_pool(pool_name)
           dns_plugin.create_or_replace_record(new_vmname) unless dns_plugin_class_name == 'dynamic-dns'
diff --git a/lib/vmpooler/providers/base.rb b/lib/vmpooler/providers/base.rb
index b81e96a..f81dcc6 100644
--- a/lib/vmpooler/providers/base.rb
+++ b/lib/vmpooler/providers/base.rb
@@ -261,6 +261,10 @@ module Vmpooler
           raise("#{self.class.name} does not implement purge_unconfigured_resources")
         end
 
+        def get_vm_ip_address(vm_name, pool_name)
+          raise("#{self.class.name} does not implement get_vm_ip_address")
+        end
+
         # DEPRECATED if a provider does not implement the new method, it will hit this base class method
         # and return a deprecation message
         def purge_unconfigured_folders(_deprecated, _deprecated2, allowlist)