diff --git a/wled00/data/common.js b/wled00/data/common.js
index 5a98b4fe1f..bd010bb13b 100644
--- a/wled00/data/common.js
+++ b/wled00/data/common.js
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ function getLoc() {
 			localStorage.setItem('locIp', locip);
 		}
 	} else {
-		// detect reverse proxy
-		let path = l.pathname;
-		let paths = path.slice(1,path.endsWith('/')?-1:undefined).split("/");
-		if (paths.length > 1) paths.pop(); // remove subpage (or "settings")
-		if (paths.length > 0 && paths[paths.length-1]=="settings") paths.pop(); // remove "settings"
-		if (paths.length > 1) {
+		// guess the base url if WLED is behind a reverse proxy
+		let paths = l.pathname.split("/").slice(1); // first is always empty
+		let settingsIndex = paths.lastIndexOf("settings");
+		paths = paths.slice(0, settingsIndex); // if we don't have "settings", remove last entry (empty / or file)
+
+		if (paths.length > 0) {
 			locproto = l.protocol;
 			loc = true;
 			locip = l.hostname + (l.port ? ":" + l.port : "") + "/" + paths.join('/');