diff --git a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/android/ListensToLogcatMessages.java b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/android/ListensToLogcatMessages.java
index 44cae6765..8f9cf1b38 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/android/ListensToLogcatMessages.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/appium/java_client/android/ListensToLogcatMessages.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public interface ListensToLogcatMessages extends ExecutesMethod {
      * is assigned to the default port (4723).
      */
     default void startLogcatBroadcast() {
-        startLogcatBroadcast("localhost", DEFAULT_APPIUM_PORT);
+        startLogcatBroadcast("127.0.0.1", DEFAULT_APPIUM_PORT);
     }
 
     /**