diff --git a/src/webui/www/private/scripts/client.js b/src/webui/www/private/scripts/client.js
index 599273585..bbac67db7 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/private/scripts/client.js
+++ b/src/webui/www/private/scripts/client.js
@@ -993,9 +993,9 @@ window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", (event) => {
                 lastExternalAddressLabel = "QBT_TR(External IPs: %1, %2)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=HttpServer]";
             else if (hasIPv4Address || hasIPv6Address)
                 lastExternalAddressLabel = "QBT_TR(External IP: %1%2)QBT_TR[CONTEXT=HttpServer]";
-            // replace in reverse order ('%2' before '%1') in case address contains a % character.
-            // for example, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6_address#Scoped_literal_IPv6_addresses_(with_zone_index)
-            externalIPsElement.textContent = lastExternalAddressLabel.replace("%2", lastExternalAddressV6).replace("%1", lastExternalAddressV4);
+            // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6_address#Scoped_literal_IPv6_addresses_(with_zone_index)
+            lastExternalAddressLabel = lastExternalAddressLabel.replace("%1", lastExternalAddressV4).replace("%2", lastExternalAddressV6);
+            externalIPsElement.textContent = lastExternalAddressLabel;
             externalIPsElement.classList.remove("invisible");
             externalIPsElement.previousElementSibling.classList.remove("invisible");
         }