diff --git a/Android/app/src/main/java/com/archipelago/app/ui/screens/WebViewScreen.kt b/Android/app/src/main/java/com/archipelago/app/ui/screens/WebViewScreen.kt
index a61e96e8..e4f78fd2 100644
--- a/Android/app/src/main/java/com/archipelago/app/ui/screens/WebViewScreen.kt
+++ b/Android/app/src/main/java/com/archipelago/app/ui/screens/WebViewScreen.kt
@@ -227,13 +227,17 @@ private fun tcpAnswers(base: String, timeoutMs: Int): Boolean = try {
 }
 
 /** Fastest answering origin: LAN inside a short window, else the mesh ULA
- *  (patient — a cold session may still be establishing), else LAN anyway so
- *  the existing error/fallback path handles it. */
+ *  (patient — a cold session may still be establishing). If NEITHER answers,
+ *  fall back to the mesh URL when we have one — off-LAN the LAN IP is
+ *  unreachable, and loading it just produced a confusing "can't reach
+ *  192.168.x.x" error page (user-reported 2026-07-27). Targeting the mesh URL
+ *  instead means the load retries against the path that's actually coming up,
+ *  and any error shows the mesh address rather than a dead LAN IP. */
 private suspend fun pickStartUrl(lanUrl: String, meshUrl: String?): String =
     withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
         if (tcpAnswers(lanUrl, 2500)) return@withContext lanUrl
         if (meshUrl != null && tcpAnswers(meshUrl, 12_000)) return@withContext meshUrl
-        lanUrl
+        meshUrl ?: lanUrl
     }
 
 /** Apply the WebView settings shared by the kiosk view and the in-app browser.