diff --git a/src/Runner.Worker/JobRunner.cs b/src/Runner.Worker/JobRunner.cs
index e4809559d74..a7ca1cf8d90 100644
--- a/src/Runner.Worker/JobRunner.cs
+++ b/src/Runner.Worker/JobRunner.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public async Task<TaskResult> RunAsync(Pipelines.AgentJobRequestMessage message,
             var virtIpPath = Path.Combine(HostContext.GetDirectory(WellKnownDirectory.Work), "ip");
             var virtPidPath = Path.Combine(virtDir, "work", "qemu.pid");
             var virtFileReadSuccess = true;
-            string virtIp = "", virtPid = "";
+            string virtIp = "172.17.0.2", virtPid = "";
 
             Trace.Info($"QEMU tools directory: {virtDir}");
 
@@ -66,10 +66,11 @@ public async Task<TaskResult> RunAsync(Pipelines.AgentJobRequestMessage message,
 
             try
             {
-                using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(new FileStream(virtIpPath, FileMode.Open)))
-                {
-                    virtIp = reader.ReadLine();
-                }
+                // TODO: IMPLEMENT THIS PROPERLY ONCE MULTITHREADING IS IN PLACE!
+                //using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(new FileStream(virtIpPath, FileMode.Open)))
+                //{
+                //    virtIp = reader.ReadLine();
+                //}
 
                 using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(new FileStream(virtPidPath, FileMode.Open)))
                 {
@@ -84,6 +85,17 @@ public async Task<TaskResult> RunAsync(Pipelines.AgentJobRequestMessage message,
 
             }
 
+            if (virtIp == "")
+            {
+                Trace.Error("virtIp is an empty string!");
+                
+            }
+
+            if (virtPid == "")
+            {
+                Trace.Error("virtPid is an empty string!");
+            }
+
             message.Variables["system.qemuDir"] = virtDir;
             message.Variables["system.qemuIp"] = virtIp;