diff --git a/weed/command/master.go b/weed/command/master.go
index 2a7511fbf..36e687250 100644
--- a/weed/command/master.go
+++ b/weed/command/master.go
@@ -360,12 +360,12 @@ func checkPeers(masterIp string, masterPort int, masterGrpcPort int, peers strin
 
 func isTheFirstOne(self pb.ServerAddress, peers []pb.ServerAddress) bool {
 	slices.SortFunc(peers, func(a, b pb.ServerAddress) int {
-		return strings.Compare(string(a), string(b))
+		return strings.Compare(a.ToHttpAddress(), b.ToHttpAddress())
 	})
 	if len(peers) <= 0 {
 		return true
 	}
-	return self == peers[0]
+	return self.ToHttpAddress() == peers[0].ToHttpAddress()
 }
 
 func (m *MasterOptions) toMasterOption(whiteList []string) *weed_server.MasterOption {
diff --git a/weed/command/master_test.go b/weed/command/master_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c485a4aaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/weed/command/master_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package command
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
+)
+
+func TestIsTheFirstOneIgnoresGrpcPort(t *testing.T) {
+	self := pb.ServerAddress("127.0.0.1:9000.19000")
+	peers := []pb.ServerAddress{
+		"127.0.0.1:9000",
+		"127.0.0.1:9002.19002",
+		"127.0.0.1:9003.19003",
+	}
+
+	if !isTheFirstOne(self, peers) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected first peer match by HTTP address between %q and %+v", self, peers)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCheckPeersAddsSelfWhenGrpcPortMismatches(t *testing.T) {
+	self, peers := checkPeers("127.0.0.1", 9000, 19000, "127.0.0.1:9002,127.0.0.1:9003")
+
+	found := false
+	for _, peer := range peers {
+		if peer.ToHttpAddress() == self.ToHttpAddress() {
+			found = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if !found {
+		t.Fatalf("expected peers %+v to contain self %s by HTTP address", peers, self)
+	}
+}