diff --git a/sanic/request.py b/sanic/request.py
index 7f3b87eb..26176687 100644
--- a/sanic/request.py
+++ b/sanic/request.py
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ class Request(dict):
         self.parsed_files = None
         self.parsed_args = None
         self._cookies = None
-        self._ip = None
 
     @property
     def json(self):
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@ class Request(dict):
 
     @property
     def ip(self):
-        if self._ip is None:
+        if not hasattr(self, '_ip'):
             self._ip = self.transport.get_extra_info('peername')
         return self._ip