diff --git a/applications/luci-app-tinyproxy/htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/tinyproxy/tinyproxy.js b/applications/luci-app-tinyproxy/htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/tinyproxy/tinyproxy.js
index eb89015284..5dae433c46 100644
--- a/applications/luci-app-tinyproxy/htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/tinyproxy/tinyproxy.js
+++ b/applications/luci-app-tinyproxy/htdocs/luci-static/resources/view/tinyproxy/tinyproxy.js
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ return view.extend({
 
 		ta.rmempty = true;
 		ta.placeholder = '0.0.0.0/0';
-		ta.datatype = 'host(1)';
+		ta.datatype = 'string';
 
 
 		v = s.option(form.Value, 'via', _('Via proxy'),