diff --git a/core/modules/server/server.js b/core/modules/server/server.js
index eea7a5dbd..258ddfa31 100644
--- a/core/modules/server/server.js
+++ b/core/modules/server/server.js
@@ -359,8 +359,9 @@ Server.prototype.listen = function(port,host,prefix) {
 	}
 	// Display the port number after we've started listening (the port number might have been specified as zero, in which case we will get an assigned port)
 	server.on("listening",function() {
-		var address = server.address();
-		$tw.utils.log("Serving on " + self.protocol + "://" + address.address + ":" + address.port + prefix,"brown/orange");
+		var address = server.address(),
+			url = self.protocol + "://" + (address.family === "IPv6" ? "[" + address.address + "]" : address.address) + ":" + address.port + prefix;
+		$tw.utils.log("Serving on " + url,"brown/orange");
 		$tw.utils.log("(press ctrl-C to exit)","red");
 	});
 	// Listen