diff --git a/src/Controller/PasteController.php b/src/Controller/PasteController.php
index 67fad63..f707eb4 100644
--- a/src/Controller/PasteController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/PasteController.php
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@ class PasteController extends AbstractController
         $form->handleRequest($request); 
         if ($form->isSubmitted() && $form->isValid()) {
             $pasteData = $form->getData();
-            $pasteData->ip = $request->getClientIp();
 
-            $paste = Paste::fromFormData($pasteData);
+            $paste = Paste::fromFormDataAndIp($pasteData, $request->getClientIp());
             $pasteRepository->save($paste, true); 
             
             return $this->redirectToRoute($request->attributes->get('_route')); 
diff --git a/src/DTO/PasteFormData.php b/src/DTO/PasteFormData.php
index 3e77db3..075b62a 100644
--- a/src/DTO/PasteFormData.php
+++ b/src/DTO/PasteFormData.php
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class PasteFormData
     #[Assert\NotBlank]
     public string $author = 'anonymous'; 
     public ?\DateTimeImmutable $expirationDate; 
-    public string $ip; 
 
     public function __construct(?Paste $paste=null) 
     {
diff --git a/src/Entity/Paste.php b/src/Entity/Paste.php
index f797c5f..11b91ce 100644
--- a/src/Entity/Paste.php
+++ b/src/Entity/Paste.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Paste
         public readonly ?string $secret,
         ) {}
 
-    public static function fromFormData(PasteFormData $pasteFormData): Paste
+    public static function fromFormDataAndIp(PasteFormData $pasteFormData, $ip): Paste
     {
         return new self(
             $pasteFormData->text,
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class Paste
             $pasteFormData->author,
             new \DateTimeImmutable(),
             $pasteFormData->expirationDate,
-            $pasteFormData->ip,
+            $ip,
             $pasteFormData->private ? \hash('sha1', \random_bytes(25)) : null,
         );
     }