diff --git a/resource-discovery/src/main/java/eu/nebulous/resource/discovery/registration/service/SALRegistrationService.java b/resource-discovery/src/main/java/eu/nebulous/resource/discovery/registration/service/SALRegistrationService.java
index ff4ca13..b8688ce 100644
--- a/resource-discovery/src/main/java/eu/nebulous/resource/discovery/registration/service/SALRegistrationService.java
+++ b/resource-discovery/src/main/java/eu/nebulous/resource/discovery/registration/service/SALRegistrationService.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public void register(Device device) {
             application_name="";
         }
         String public_ip = System.getenv("NEBULOUS_IP");
-        if (public_ip.equals("")){
+        if (public_ip!=null && public_ip.isEmpty()){
             log.warn("Using default IP address as the environmental variable was not set or found");
             public_ip = processorProperties.getNebulous_server_ip_address();
         }
diff --git a/resource-discovery/src/main/resources/banner.txt b/resource-discovery/src/main/resources/banner.txt
index c8085cb..4814a59 100644
--- a/resource-discovery/src/main/resources/banner.txt
+++ b/resource-discovery/src/main/resources/banner.txt
@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@ ${AnsiColor.012}  ╚═╝  ╚═╝╚══════╝╚═════
 
 ${AnsiColor.046} :: App version :: ${AnsiColor.87}                       (${application.version})
 ${AnsiColor.046} :: Spring Boot :: ${AnsiColor.87}                      ${spring-boot.formatted-version}
-${AnsiColor.046} :: Java (TM)   :: ${AnsiColor.87}                       (${java.version})
-${AnsiColor.DEFAULT}${AnsiStyle.NORMAL}
\ No newline at end of file
+${AnsiColor.046} :: Java (TM)   :: ${AnsiColor.87}                       (${java.version})
\ No newline at end of file