diff --git a/data/interfaces/default/js/script.js b/data/interfaces/default/js/script.js
index c8306d6e..2c8a9a14 100644
--- a/data/interfaces/default/js/script.js
+++ b/data/interfaces/default/js/script.js
@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@ function isPrivateIP(ip_address) {
         // get IPv4 mapped address (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) from IPv6 addresss (::ffff:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx)
         var parts = ip_address.split(":");
         var parts = parts[parts.length - 1].split('.');
-        if (parts[0] === '10' ||
+        if ((parts[0] === '127' && parts[1] === '0' && parts[2] === '0' && parts[3] === '1') ||
+            (parts[0] === '10') ||
             (parts[0] === '172' && (parseInt(parts[1], 10) >= 16 && parseInt(parts[1], 10) <= 31)) ||
             (parts[0] === '192' && parts[1] === '168')) {
             return true;