diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4716c250..389bb8ad 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- nginx now gracefully handles hosts without IPv6 support by automatically disabling IPv6 binding at startup
+
 ## [0.14.0] - 2025-12-09
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/docker/init/03-init-dispatcharr.sh b/docker/init/03-init-dispatcharr.sh
index 5fbef23d..da7d4484 100644
--- a/docker/init/03-init-dispatcharr.sh
+++ b/docker/init/03-init-dispatcharr.sh
@@ -29,9 +29,17 @@ if [ "$(id -u)" = "0" ] && [ -d "/app" ]; then
         chown $PUID:$PGID /app
     fi
 fi
-
+# Configure nginx port
 sed -i "s/NGINX_PORT/${DISPATCHARR_PORT}/g" /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
 
+# Configure nginx based on IPv6 availability
+if ip -6 addr show | grep -q "inet6"; then
+    echo "✅ IPv6 is available, enabling IPv6 in nginx"
+else
+    echo "⚠️  IPv6 not available, disabling IPv6 in nginx"
+    sed -i '/listen \[::\]:/d' /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
+fi
+
 # NOTE: mac doesn't run as root, so only manage permissions
 # if this script is running as root
 if [ "$(id -u)" = "0" ]; then