diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b752c72..5b23a55 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ Here is motd for Claranet.
 
 ![basic](examples/basic.png "basic motd")
 
+## Requirements
+
+Your system must use an UTF-8 locale
+
+Ensure that your `$LANG` variable equals `xx_XX.UTF-8`
+
 ## Installation
 
 ### Banner
diff --git a/scripts/00-basic b/scripts/00-basic
index 385327a..9a518b5 100755
--- a/scripts/00-basic
+++ b/scripts/00-basic
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ PROCESS_USER=$(echo "$PROCESS"| grep -v root | awk {'print $2'} | awk '{ SUM +=
 PROCESSOR_NAME=$(grep "model name" /proc/cpuinfo | cut -d ' ' -f3- | awk {'print $0'} | head -1)
 PROCESSOR_COUNT=$(grep -ioP 'processor\t:' /proc/cpuinfo | wc -l)
 
-LOCAL_IP_ADDRESSES=$(ip address | grep -E "inet(6)? " | grep -v 127.0.0.1 | grep -v 'inet6 ::1' | awk '{print $2;}' | sed -e ':a' -e 'N' -e '$!ba' -e 's/\n/\n\                /g')
-
 # colors
 W="\e[0;39m"
 G="\e[1;32m"
@@ -30,8 +28,7 @@ $W  Uptime$dim······$undim: $W$(uptime -p)
 $W  Load$dim········$undim: $G$LOAD1$W (1m), $G$LOAD5$W (5m), $G$LOAD15$W (15m)
 $W  Processes$dim···$undim: $G$PROCESS_ROOT$W (root), $G$PROCESS_USER$W (user), $G$PROCESS_ALL$W (total)
 $W  CPU$dim·········$undim: $W$PROCESSOR_NAME ($G$PROCESSOR_COUNT$W vCPU)
-$W  Memory$dim······$undim: $G$USED$W used, $G$AVAIL$W avail, $G$TOTAL$W total
-$W  Local IPs$dim···$undim: $LOCAL_IP_ADDRESSES$W"
+$W  Memory$dim······$undim: $G$USED$W used, $G$AVAIL$W avail, $G$TOTAL$W total"
 
 # config
 max_usage=90