local_ip() does not recognize or return a static ip

[nsmith-globus]

I've been using local_ip() to get the ip address of an ubuntu 22 server that has been running with a DHCP assigned ip address (ethernet), which works perfectly. Recently I've assigned a static ip to the server when it is directly connected to a windows device, and when it's in that configuration, calling local_ip() on the server returns the IP broadcast by docker (a 172.x.x.x ip).

All network communication between the two attached devices with static ip set is normal.

NIC dynamic -> router: DHCP ipv4 (as expected)
NIC w/ static -> windows computer: docker0 ipv4 (expecting to receive static ip)

Network configuration:
Configured via NetworkManager, tries for DHCP, and falls back to static ip. Static IP is a link-local address 169.254.x.x.