diff --git a/src/client/client.cpp b/src/client/client.cpp
index 315fcd410..94b483802 100644
--- a/src/client/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client/client.cpp
@@ -782,11 +782,20 @@ void Client::initLocalMapSaving(const Address &address,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	const std::string world_path = porting::path_user
-		+ DIR_DELIM + "worlds"
-		+ DIR_DELIM + "server_"
+	std::string world_path;
+#define set_world_path(hostname) \
+	world_path = porting::path_user \
+		+ DIR_DELIM + "worlds" \
+		+ DIR_DELIM + "server_" \
 		+ hostname + "_" + std::to_string(address.getPort());
 
+	set_world_path(hostname);
+	if (!fs::IsDir(world_path)) {
+		std::string hostname_escaped = hostname;
+		str_replace(hostname_escaped, ':', '_');
+		set_world_path(hostname_escaped);
+	}
+#undef set_world_path
 	fs::CreateAllDirs(world_path);
 
 	m_localdb = new MapDatabaseSQLite3(world_path);