diff --git a/copyparty/__main__.py b/copyparty/__main__.py
index 07fd937d..68ae5c0d 100644
--- a/copyparty/__main__.py
+++ b/copyparty/__main__.py
@@ -1156,6 +1156,7 @@ def add_general(ap, nc, srvname):
     ap2.add_argument("--wintitle", metavar="TXT", type=u, default="cpp @ $pub", help="server terminal title, for example [\033[32m$ip-10.1.2.\033[0m] or [\033[32m$ip-]")
     ap2.add_argument("--name", metavar="TXT", type=u, default=srvname, help="server name (displayed topleft in browser and in mDNS)")
     ap2.add_argument("--name-url", metavar="TXT", type=u, help="URL for server name hyperlink (displayed topleft in browser)")
+    ap2.add_argument("--name-html", type=u, help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
     ap2.add_argument("--mime", metavar="EXT=MIME", type=u, action="append", help="\033[34mREPEATABLE:\033[0m map file \033[33mEXT\033[0mension to \033[33mMIME\033[0mtype, for example [\033[32mjpg=image/jpeg\033[0m]")
     ap2.add_argument("--mimes", action="store_true", help="list default mimetype mapping and exit")
     ap2.add_argument("--rmagic", action="store_true", help="do expensive analysis to improve accuracy of returned mimetypes; will make file-downloads, rss, and webdav slower (volflag=rmagic)")
diff --git a/copyparty/httpcli.py b/copyparty/httpcli.py
index d48ab77a..77778547 100644
--- a/copyparty/httpcli.py
+++ b/copyparty/httpcli.py
@@ -6493,11 +6493,7 @@ class HttpCli(object):
 
         try:
             if not self.args.nih:
-                if self.args.name_url:
-                    url = html_escape(self.args.name_url, True, True)
-                    srv_info.append(f"<a href='{url}'>{self.args.name}</a>")
-                else:
-                    srv_info.append(self.args.name)
+                srv_info.append(self.args.name_html)
         except:
             self.log("#wow #whoa")
 
diff --git a/copyparty/svchub.py b/copyparty/svchub.py
index 46261e22..3efe5d24 100644
--- a/copyparty/svchub.py
+++ b/copyparty/svchub.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ from .util import (
     build_netmap,
     expat_ver,
     gzip,
+    html_escape,
     load_ipr,
     load_ipu,
     lock_file,
@@ -1171,6 +1172,13 @@ class SvcHub(object):
         if len(al.tcolor) == 3:  # fc5 => ffcc55
             al.tcolor = "".join([x * 2 for x in al.tcolor])
 
+        if self.args.name_url:
+            zs = html_escape(self.args.name_url, True, True)
+            zs = '<a href="%s">%s</a>' % (zs, self.args.name)
+        else:
+            zs = self.args.name
+        self.args.name_html = zs
+
         zs = al.u2sz
         zsl = [x.strip() for x in zs.split(",")]
         if len(zsl) not in (1, 3):
diff --git a/copyparty/web/browser.html b/copyparty/web/browser.html
index ebf41f8e..2201ab58 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/browser.html
+++ b/copyparty/web/browser.html
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@
 			CGV = {{ cgv|tojson }},
 			TS = "{{ ts }}",
 			dtheme = "{{ dtheme }}",
-			srvinf = "{{ srv_info }}",
 			lang = "{{ lang }}",
 			dfavico = "{{ favico }}",
 			have_tags_idx = {{ have_tags_idx }},
diff --git a/copyparty/web/browser.js b/copyparty/web/browser.js
index 82daa1ea..1f584e98 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/browser.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/browser.js
@@ -13093,6 +13093,7 @@ var ACtx = !IPHONE && (window.AudioContext || window.webkitAudioContext),
 	abrt_key = "",
 	can_shr = false,
 	rtt = null,
+	srvinf = "",
 	ldks = [],
 	dks = {},
 	dk, mp;
@@ -19336,6 +19337,7 @@ var treectl = (function () {
 
 	r.hydrate = function () {
 		qsr('#bbsw');
+        srvinf = ebi('srv_info').innerHTML.slice(6, -7);
 		if (ls0 === null) {
 			var xhr = new XHR();
 			xhr.open('GET', SR + '/?setck=js=y', true);