diff --git a/geode-wan/src/distributedTest/java/org/apache/geode/internal/cache/wan/WANTestBase.java b/geode-wan/src/distributedTest/java/org/apache/geode/internal/cache/wan/WANTestBase.java
index 8ce2f61deb67..8899ccea3f53 100644
--- a/geode-wan/src/distributedTest/java/org/apache/geode/internal/cache/wan/WANTestBase.java
+++ b/geode-wan/src/distributedTest/java/org/apache/geode/internal/cache/wan/WANTestBase.java
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ public static Integer createSecondRemoteLocatorWithAPI(int dsId, int localPort,
     props.setProperty(DISTRIBUTED_SYSTEM_ID, "" + dsId);
     props.setProperty(LOCATORS, "localhost[" + localPort + "]");
     props.setProperty(REMOTE_LOCATORS, "localhost[" + remoteLocPort + "]");
-    Locator locator = Locator.startLocatorAndDS(0, null, InetAddress.getByName("localhost"), props,
+    Locator locator = Locator.startLocatorAndDS(0, null, InetAddress.getByName("0.0.0.0"), props,
         true, true, hostnameForClients);
     return locator.getPort();
   }