diff --git a/posthog/integrations/django.py b/posthog/integrations/django.py
index 55579f57..ab66dd9b 100644
--- a/posthog/integrations/django.py
+++ b/posthog/integrations/django.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def _build_tags(self, request, user_id, user_email):
         # Extract IP address
         ip_address = request.headers.get("X-Forwarded-For")
         if ip_address:
-            tags["$ip_address"] = ip_address
+            tags["$ip"] = ip_address
 
         # Extract user agent
         user_agent = request.headers.get("User-Agent")