diff --git a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/js/service-detail.js b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/js/service-detail.js
index 627f9a4..036e90f 100644
--- a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/js/service-detail.js
+++ b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/js/service-detail.js
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ async function openServiceDetailModal(unit, name, icon) {
         '</div>';
 
       if (unit === "livekit.service" && data.extra_ports && data.extra_ports.length > 0) {
-        var internalIp = (data.internal_ip && String(data.internal_ip).trim()) ? String(data.internal_ip).trim() : "";
+        var trimmedInternalIp = data.internal_ip ? String(data.internal_ip).trim() : "";
+        var internalIp = trimmedInternalIp || "";
         var internalIpHtml = internalIp ? escHtml(internalIp) : "Could not detect";
         var routerIpHelp = internalIp
           ? "Use this IP address as the destination/internal IP when creating each router forwarding rule."
diff --git a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/onboarding.js b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/onboarding.js
index b703b4d..f6b5868 100644
--- a/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/onboarding.js
+++ b/app/sovran_systemsos_web/static/onboarding.js
@@ -527,7 +527,8 @@ async function loadStep4() {
     return;
   }
 
-  var internalIp = (networkData && networkData.internal_ip && String(networkData.internal_ip).trim()) ? String(networkData.internal_ip).trim() : "";
+  var trimmedInternalIp = (networkData && networkData.internal_ip) ? String(networkData.internal_ip).trim() : "";
+  var internalIp = trimmedInternalIp || "";
   var hasInternalIp = !!internalIp;
   var ip = escHtml(internalIp || "Could not detect");
   var routerIpHelp = hasInternalIp