diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index 7243c7ea..e6e5f092 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -2048,7 +2048,7 @@ SINGLE_SERVER_SERVICE_CHECK(){
 			if [ -f /mnt/web-data/mounted ]; then
 				if [ "$(systemctl is-active gitea)" != "active" ]; then
 					for nip in "${WEB_HOSTS[@]}"; do
-						if [[ ${local_ip} != "${nip}" ]]; then
+						if [[ "${local_ip}" != *"${nip}"* ]]; then
 							echo "stopping gitea service on ${nip}"
 							ssh root@${nip} /bin/systemctl stop gitea
 						fi
@@ -2057,7 +2057,7 @@ SINGLE_SERVER_SERVICE_CHECK(){
 				fi
 				if [ "$(systemctl is-active pdnsadmin.service)" != "active" ]; then
 					for nip in "${WEB_HOSTS[@]}"; do
-						if [[ ${local_ip} != "${nip}" ]]; then
+						if [[ "${local_ip}" != *"${nip}"* ]]; then
 							echo "stopping pdnsadmin service on ${nip}"
 							ssh root@${nip} /bin/systemctl stop pdnsadmin.service pdnsadmin.socket
 						fi