diff --git a/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/constants/cortex.ts b/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/constants/cortex.ts
index bfb3a1551..04d80634c 100644
--- a/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/constants/cortex.ts
+++ b/cortex-js/src/infrastructure/constants/cortex.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export const databaseName = 'cortex';
 
 export const databaseFile = `${databaseName}.db`;
 
-export const defaultCortexJsHost = 'localhost';
+export const defaultCortexJsHost = '127.0.0.1';
 export const defaultCortexJsPort = 1337;
 
 export const defaultCortexCppHost = '127.0.0.1';