diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 655e8b4f..ffa60daa 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ FROM nginx:stable-alpine
 
 RUN mkdir -p /var/www/web/kitchenowl
 COPY --from=builder /usr/local/src/app/build/web /var/www/web/kitchenowl
+COPY docker-entrypoint-custom.sh /docker-entrypoint.d/01-kitchenowl-customization.sh
 COPY default.conf.template /etc/nginx/templates/
 
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=5m --timeout=3s \
diff --git a/docker-entrypoint-custom.sh b/docker-entrypoint-custom.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a847ab7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-entrypoint-custom.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+ME=$(basename $0)
+entrypoint_log() {
+    if [ -z "${NGINX_ENTRYPOINT_QUIET_LOGS:-}" ]; then
+        echo "$@"
+    fi
+}
+
+# if ipv6 is unavailable, remove it from the nginx template
+if [ ! -f "/proc/net/if_inet6" ]; then
+    entrypoint_log "$ME: info: ipv6 not available"
+    sed -i '/::/d' /etc/nginx/templates/default.conf.template
+fi
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