diff --git a/appview/pages/funcmap.go b/appview/pages/funcmap.go
index 26b94b87..26e3cafe 100644
--- a/appview/pages/funcmap.go
+++ b/appview/pages/funcmap.go
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ func (p *Pages) funcMap() template.FuncMap {
 		"contains": func(s string, target string) bool {
 			return strings.Contains(s, target)
 		},
+		"stripPort": func(hostname string) string {
+			if strings.Contains(hostname, ":") {
+				return strings.Split(hostname, ":")[0]
+			}
+			return hostname
+		},
 		"mapContains": func(m any, key any) bool {
 			mapValue := reflect.ValueOf(m)
 			if mapValue.Kind() != reflect.Map {
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/repo/empty.html b/appview/pages/templates/repo/empty.html
index 188c10d9..18623ca5 100644
--- a/appview/pages/templates/repo/empty.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/repo/empty.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
           <p><span class="{{$bullet}}">1</span>First, generate a new <a href="https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-on-the-Server-Generating-Your-SSH-Public-Key" class="underline">SSH key pair</a>.</p>
           <p><span class="{{$bullet}}">2</span>Then add the public key to your account from the <a href="/settings" class="underline">settings</a> page.</p>
-          <p><span class="{{$bullet}}">3</span>Configure your remote to <code>git@{{ $knot }}:{{ .RepoInfo.OwnerHandle }}/{{ .RepoInfo.Name }}</code></p>
+          <p><span class="{{$bullet}}">3</span>Configure your remote to <code>git@{{ $knot | stripPort }}:{{ .RepoInfo.OwnerHandle }}/{{ .RepoInfo.Name }}</code></p>
           <p><span class="{{$bullet}}">4</span>Push!</p>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/repo/fragments/cloneDropdown.html b/appview/pages/templates/repo/fragments/cloneDropdown.html
index 708f12af..e4a0c380 100644
--- a/appview/pages/templates/repo/fragments/cloneDropdown.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/repo/fragments/cloneDropdown.html
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@
                         <code
                             class="flex-1 px-3 py-2 text-sm bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-700 text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 rounded-l select-all cursor-pointer whitespace-nowrap overflow-x-auto"
                             onclick="window.getSelection().selectAllChildren(this)"
-                            data-url="git@{{ $knot }}:{{ .RepoInfo.OwnerHandle }}/{{ .RepoInfo.Name }}"
-                        >git@{{ $knot }}:{{ .RepoInfo.OwnerHandle }}/{{ .RepoInfo.Name }}</code>
+                            data-url="git@{{ $knot | stripPort }}:{{ .RepoInfo.OwnerHandle }}/{{ .RepoInfo.Name }}"
+                        >git@{{ $knot | stripPort }}:{{ .RepoInfo.OwnerHandle }}/{{ .RepoInfo.Name }}</code>
                         <button
                             onclick="copyToClipboard(this, this.previousElementSibling.getAttribute('data-url'))"
                             class="px-3 py-2 text-gray-500 hover:text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-400 dark:hover:text-gray-200 border-l border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600"