diff --git a/TODO.txt b/TODO.txt
index 73b48e769..39a583d42 100644
--- a/TODO.txt
+++ b/TODO.txt
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
 * store ips in bigquery table DONE 12/14/2024
 * better error logging in server DONE 12/16/2024
 * store and archive player cookies DONE 12/17/2024
-* make ips less precise
+* make ips less precise for user safety DONE 12/17/2024
 * send client logs back to server
 * seperate server config from client config
 * right click brings up player info menu
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e9b6e5baa..390f306dd 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
         "google-auth-library": "^9.14.0",
         "googleapis": "^143.0.0",
         "hammerjs": "^2.0.8",
+        "ip-anonymize": "^0.1.0",
         "jimp": "^0.22.12",
         "lit": "^3.2.1",
         "msgpack5": "^6.0.2",
@@ -9185,6 +9186,12 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-Oo+0REFV59/rz3gfJNKQiBlwfHaSESl1pcGyABQsnnIfWOFt6JNj5gCog2U6MLZ//IGYD+nA8nI+mTShREReaA==",
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause"
     },
+    "node_modules/ip-anonymize": {
+      "version": "0.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ip-anonymize/-/ip-anonymize-0.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-cZJu+N5JKKFGMK0eEQWNaQMn2EhCysciVM6eotCJwfqotj16BTfVchKsJCH6mQAT9N0GC7oWRcsZ6Lb8dDiwTA==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/ipaddr.js": {
       "version": "1.9.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ipaddr.js/-/ipaddr.js-1.9.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c136213c0..df0b0c8b7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
     "google-auth-library": "^9.14.0",
     "googleapis": "^143.0.0",
     "hammerjs": "^2.0.8",
+    "ip-anonymize": "^0.1.0",
     "jimp": "^0.22.12",
     "lit": "^3.2.1",
     "msgpack5": "^6.0.2",
@@ -94,4 +95,4 @@
     "zod": "^3.23.8"
   },
   "type": "module"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/server/Archive.ts b/src/server/Archive.ts
index ab404ef27..324d8c8d5 100644
--- a/src/server/Archive.ts
+++ b/src/server/Archive.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import { GameConfig, GameID, GameRecord, GameRecordSchema, Turn } from "../core/Schemas";
 import { Storage } from '@google-cloud/storage';
 import { BigQuery } from '@google-cloud/bigquery';
+// import { anonymize } from 'ip-anonymize';
+import anonymize from 'ip-anonymize';
+
+
 
 const storage = new Storage();
 const bigquery = new BigQuery();
@@ -20,7 +24,9 @@ export async function archive(gameRecord: GameRecord) {
             map: gameRecord.gameConfig.gameMap,
             players: gameRecord.players.map(p => ({
                 username: p.username,
-                ip: p.ip,
+                // Masks last couple of bits from ip for
+                // user privacy.
+                ip: anonymize(p.ip),
                 persistentID: p.persistentID,
                 clientID: p.clientID,
             })),
@@ -34,6 +40,7 @@ export async function archive(gameRecord: GameRecord) {
         console.log(`wrote game metadata to BigQuery: ${gameRecord.id}`);
 
         if (gameRecord.turns.length > 0) {
+            console.log(`${gameRecord.id}: game has more than zero turns, attempting to write to gcs`)
             // Players may see this so make sure to clear PII
             gameRecord.players.forEach(p => {
                 p.ip = "REDACTED"
@@ -46,6 +53,7 @@ export async function archive(gameRecord: GameRecord) {
             await file.save(JSON.stringify(GameRecordSchema.parse(gameRecord)), {
                 contentType: 'application/json'
             });
+            console.log(`${gameRecord.id}: game record successfully writting to gcs`)
         }
     } catch (error) {
         try {