diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/datatables/xmr/HostPortCell.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/datatables/xmr/HostPortCell.svelte
index afc45a6..9a230cd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/datatables/xmr/HostPortCell.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/datatables/xmr/HostPortCell.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script>
 	import { getModalStore } from '@skeletonlabs/skeleton';
+	import { formatHostname } from '$lib/utils/strings';
 
 	const modalStore = getModalStore();
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@
 	</button><br />.onion:<span class="text-indigo-800 dark:text-indigo-400">{port}</span>
 	<span class="text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-400">(TOR)</span>
 {:else}
-	{hostname}:<span class="text-indigo-800 dark:text-indigo-400">{port}</span><br />
+	{formatHostname(hostname)}:<span class="text-indigo-800 dark:text-indigo-400">{port}</span><br />
 	{#if ipv6_only}
 		<span class="text-rose-800 dark:text-rose-400">(IPv6 only)</span>
 	{/if}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/utils/strings.js b/frontend/src/lib/utils/strings.js
index 119b842..ae73098 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/utils/strings.js
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/utils/strings.js
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+/**
+ * Modifies the input string based on whether it is an IPv6 address.
+ * If the input is an IPv6 address, it wraps it in square brackets `[ ]`.
+ * Otherwise, it returns the input string as-is (for domain names or
+ * IPv4 addresses). AND I'M SORRY USING REGEX FOR THIS!
+ *
+ * @param {string} hostname
+ * @returns {string} - The modified string, IPv6 addresses wrapped in `[ ]`.
+ */
+export const formatHostname = (hostname) => {
+	// const ipv6Pattern = /^(?:[a-fA-F0-9]{1,4}:){7}[a-fA-F0-9]{1,4}$/; // full
+	// pattern for both full and compressed IPv6 addresses.
+	// source: https://regex101.com/library/cP9mH9?filterFlavors=dotnet&filterFlavors=javascript&orderBy=RELEVANCE&search=ip
+	// This may be incorrect, but let's assume it's correct. xD
+	const ipv6Pattern =
+		/^(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){7})([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4})$|(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){1,6}:)(([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4}:){0,4})([0-9A-Fa-f]{1,4})$/;
+	if (ipv6Pattern.test(hostname)) {
+		return `[${hostname}]`;
+	}
+
+	return hostname;
+};
+
 /**
  * @param {number} bytes
  * @param {number} decimals
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/remote-nodes/logs/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/remote-nodes/logs/+page.svelte
index f54be09..9bddd42 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/remote-nodes/logs/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/remote-nodes/logs/+page.svelte
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	import { format, formatDistance } from 'date-fns';
 	import { loadData, loadNodeInfo } from './api-handler';
 	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
-	import { formatHashes, formatBytes } from '$lib/utils/strings';
+	import { formatHostname, formatHashes, formatBytes } from '$lib/utils/strings';
 	import {
 		DtSrRowsPerPage,
 		DtSrThSort,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 				<tbody>
 					<tr>
 						<td class="font-bold">Hostname:Port</td>
-						<td>{nodeInfo?.hostname}:{nodeInfo?.port}</td>
+						<td>{formatHostname(nodeInfo?.hostname)}:{nodeInfo?.port}</td>
 					</tr>
 					<tr>
 						<td class="font-bold">Public IP</td>