diff --git a/met-api/src/met_api/resources/widget_poll.py b/met-api/src/met_api/resources/widget_poll.py
index 799932803..02dab70ed 100644
--- a/met-api/src/met_api/resources/widget_poll.py
+++ b/met-api/src/met_api/resources/widget_poll.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def validate_request_format(data):
 @cors_preflight('POST')
 @API.route('/<int:poll_widget_id>/responses')
 class PollResponseRecord(Resource):
-    """Resource for recording responses for a poll widget. Not require authentication."""
+    """Resource for recording responses for a poll widget. Does not require authentication."""
 
     @staticmethod
     @cross_origin(origins=allowedorigins())
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def is_poll_active(poll_id):
 
     @staticmethod
     def is_poll_limit_exceeded(poll_id, participant_id):
-        """Check poll limt execeeded or not."""
+        """Check poll limit execeeded or not."""
         return WidgetPollService.check_already_polled(poll_id, participant_id, 10)
 
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/met-api/src/met_api/utils/ip_util.py b/met-api/src/met_api/utils/ip_util.py
index 9698ea0f8..81dd614fa 100644
--- a/met-api/src/met_api/utils/ip_util.py
+++ b/met-api/src/met_api/utils/ip_util.py
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ def hash_ip(ip_address):
     """
     # Retrieve the secret key from Flask configuration with a fallback empty string
     secret_key = current_app.config.get('SECRET_KEY', '')
+    
+    # Extract the fragment (e.g., first three octets of an IPv4 address)
+    ip_fragment = '.'.join(ip_address.split('.')[:3])
 
     # Concatenate the IP address and secret key, and hash the resulting string
-    return sha256(f'{ip_address}{secret_key}'.encode()).hexdigest()
+    return sha256(f'{ip_fragment}{secret_key}'.encode()).hexdigest()