diff --git a/src/audiomixerboard.cpp b/src/audiomixerboard.cpp
index b9cfc86a..44ccdf12 100755
--- a/src/audiomixerboard.cpp
+++ b/src/audiomixerboard.cpp
@@ -191,9 +191,12 @@ QString CAudioMixerBoard::GenFaderText ( CChannelShortInfo& ChanInfo )
     // if text is empty, show IP address instead
     if ( ChanInfo.strName.isEmpty() )
     {
-        // convert IP address to text and show it
-        const QHostAddress addrTest ( ChanInfo.iIpAddr );
-        return addrTest.toString();
+        // convert IP address to text and show it (use dummy port number
+        // since it is not used here)
+        const CHostAddress TempAddr =
+            CHostAddress ( QHostAddress ( ChanInfo.iIpAddr ), 0 );
+
+        return TempAddr.GetIpAddressStringNoLastByte();
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/src/channel.cpp b/src/channel.cpp
index 7076a00a..be2434b9 100755
--- a/src/channel.cpp
+++ b/src/channel.cpp
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ void CChannelSet::CreateAndSendChatTextForAllConChannels ( const int iCurChanID,
     if ( ChanName.isEmpty() )
     {
         // convert IP address to text and show it
-        const QHostAddress addrTest ( vecChannels[iCurChanID].GetAddress().InetAddr );
-        ChanName = addrTest.toString();
+        ChanName =
+            vecChannels[iCurChanID].GetAddress().GetIpAddressStringNoLastByte();
     }
 
     // add name of the client at the beginning of the message text and use
@@ -637,12 +637,10 @@ void CChannelSet::WriteHTMLChannelList()
                 // if text is empty, show IP address instead
                 if ( strCurChanName.isEmpty() )
                 {
-                    // convert IP address to text and show it
-                    const QHostAddress addrTest ( vecChannels[i].GetAddress().InetAddr );
-                    strCurChanName = addrTest.toString();
-
-                    // remove last digits
-                    strCurChanName = strCurChanName.section ( ".", 0, 2 ) + ".x";
+                    // convert IP address to text and show it, remove last
+                    // digits
+                    strCurChanName =
+                        vecChannels[i].GetAddress().GetIpAddressStringNoLastByte();
                 }
 
                 streamFileOut << "  <li>" << strCurChanName << "</li>" << endl;
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index 83df50fc..eeaa7a39 100755
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -392,6 +392,12 @@ public:
     bool operator== ( const CHostAddress& CompAddr ) // compare operator
         { return ( ( CompAddr.InetAddr == InetAddr ) && ( CompAddr.iPort == iPort ) ); }
 
+    QString GetIpAddressStringNoLastByte() const
+    {
+        // remove the last byte of the IP address
+        return InetAddr.toString().section ( ".", 0, 2 ) + ".x";
+    }
+
     QHostAddress    InetAddr;
     quint16         iPort;
 };