diff --git a/backend/app/services/status_checker.py b/backend/app/services/status_checker.py
index c654183..b682704 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/status_checker.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/status_checker.py
@@ -145,7 +145,9 @@ def _parse_override(raw: str) -> tuple[str, str | None, int | None]:
     a service may carry its own host, optionally with a scheme and a port
     (`blog.example.com`, `blog.example.com:8443`, `https://blog.example.com`).
     """
-    rest = raw
+    # Like a node ip, an override may list several hosts — the first one wins,
+    # same as the frontend's `splitFirstHost`.
+    rest = raw.split(",")[0].strip()
     scheme: str | None = None
     for prefix in ("https://", "http://"):
         if rest.lower().startswith(prefix):
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_status_checker.py b/backend/tests/test_status_checker.py
index a5437ab..11b8b5a 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_status_checker.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_status_checker.py
@@ -527,6 +527,12 @@ async def test_check_service_lets_the_service_port_beat_the_override_port():
     assert await _captured_url(svc, "10.0.0.1") == "http://blog.example.com:3000"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_check_service_uses_the_first_host_of_a_comma_list_override():
+    svc = {"port": 8080, "protocol": "tcp", "service_name": "blog", "host": "blog.example.com, alt.example.com"}
+    assert await _captured_url(svc, "10.0.0.1") == "http://blog.example.com:8080"
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_check_service_brackets_an_ipv6_override():
     svc = {"port": 80, "protocol": "tcp", "service_name": "http", "host": "[2001:db8::1]:8080"}
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useStatusPolling.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/useStatusPolling.ts
index 7b59c39..e6ccff4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/useStatusPolling.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useStatusPolling.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import type { ServiceStatus } from '@/types'
 interface ServiceStatusEntry {
   port?: number
   protocol?: string
+  /** Per-service host override, part of the overlay key — several vhosts can
+   *  share one port on one node. Null when the service has none. */
+  host?: string | null
   status: ServiceStatus
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/__tests__/canvasStore/nodes.test.ts b/frontend/src/stores/__tests__/canvasStore/nodes.test.ts
index 5b95636..f7df2b6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/__tests__/canvasStore/nodes.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/__tests__/canvasStore/nodes.test.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ describe('canvasStore — nodes', () => {
     expect(serviceStatuses['node-1:443/tcp@shop.example.com']).toBe('offline')
   })
 
+  it('setServiceStatuses treats a null host from the wire as no override', () => {
+    const { setServiceStatuses } = useCanvasStore.getState()
+    setServiceStatuses('node-1', [{ port: 80, protocol: 'tcp', host: null, status: 'online' }])
+    expect(useCanvasStore.getState().serviceStatuses['node-1:80/tcp@']).toBe('online')
+  })
+
   it('setServiceStatuses merges without dropping other nodes', () => {
     const { setServiceStatuses } = useCanvasStore.getState()
     setServiceStatuses('node-1', [{ port: 80, protocol: 'tcp', status: 'online' }])
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/canvasStore.ts b/frontend/src/stores/canvasStore.ts
index 6359673..0b6aa80 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/canvasStore.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/canvasStore.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ function translateWaypointsForMovedNodes(
 /** Key for the live per-service status overlay.
  *  `host` is part of the key because several vhosts can share one port on one
  *  node — without it they'd all read the same status. */
-export const serviceStatusKey = (nodeId: string, port?: number, protocol?: string, host?: string): string =>
+export const serviceStatusKey = (nodeId: string, port?: number, protocol?: string, host?: string | null): string =>
   `${nodeId}:${port ?? ''}/${protocol ?? ''}@${host?.trim() ?? ''}`
 
 interface CanvasState {
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ interface CanvasState {
   fitViewPending: boolean
   clearFitViewPending: () => void
   notifyScanDeviceFound: () => void
-  setServiceStatuses: (nodeId: string, statuses: { port?: number; protocol?: string; host?: string; status: ServiceStatus }[]) => void
+  setServiceStatuses: (nodeId: string, statuses: { port?: number; protocol?: string; host?: string | null; status: ServiceStatus }[]) => void
   hideIp: boolean
   toggleHideIp: () => void
   setHideIp: (value: boolean) => void