diff --git a/src/networks/lib/NetworkFromGenesis.js b/src/networks/lib/NetworkFromGenesis.js
index a6b84c2..583e431 100644
--- a/src/networks/lib/NetworkFromGenesis.js
+++ b/src/networks/lib/NetworkFromGenesis.js
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ class NetworkFromGenesis {
 				const witness = new ObyteWitness({
 					rundir: this.rundir,
 					genesisUnit: genesisUnit,
-					hub: `localhost:${config.NETWORK_PORT}`,
+					hub: `127.0.0.1:${config.NETWORK_PORT}`,
 					id: getIdForPrefix(this.rundir, 'obyte-witness-'),
 					mnemonic: w.mnemonic,
 					initialWitnesses: this.initialWitnesses,
diff --git a/src/nodes/GenesisNode/GenesisNode.js b/src/nodes/GenesisNode/GenesisNode.js
index f4faf7d..91bd442 100644
--- a/src/nodes/GenesisNode/GenesisNode.js
+++ b/src/nodes/GenesisNode/GenesisNode.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const schemaFactory = () => ({
 	id: Joi.string().required(),
 	rundir: Joi.string().required(),
 	passphrase: Joi.string().default('0000'),
-	hub: Joi.string().default(`localhost:${config.NETWORK_PORT}`),
+	hub: Joi.string().default(`127.0.0.1:${config.NETWORK_PORT}`),
 	mnemonic: Joi.string().default(null),
 })
 
diff --git a/src/nodes/HeadlessWallet/HeadlessWallet.js b/src/nodes/HeadlessWallet/HeadlessWallet.js
index 8942a57..960caeb 100644
--- a/src/nodes/HeadlessWallet/HeadlessWallet.js
+++ b/src/nodes/HeadlessWallet/HeadlessWallet.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const schemaFactory = () => ({
 	rundir: Joi.string().required(),
 	genesisUnit: Joi.string().required(),
 	passphrase: Joi.string().default('0000'),
-	hub: Joi.string().default(`localhost:${config.NETWORK_PORT}`),
+	hub: Joi.string().default(`127.0.0.1:${config.NETWORK_PORT}`),
 	isSingleAddress: Joi.string().default(config.WALLETS_ARE_SINGLE_ADDRESS),
 	initialWitnesses: Joi.array().items(Joi.string()).min(1),
 	mnemonic: Joi.string().default(null),
diff --git a/src/nodes/ObyteExplorer/ObyteExplorer.js b/src/nodes/ObyteExplorer/ObyteExplorer.js
index 80212f2..4206c9e 100644
--- a/src/nodes/ObyteExplorer/ObyteExplorer.js
+++ b/src/nodes/ObyteExplorer/ObyteExplorer.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const schemaFactory = () => ({
 	genesisUnit: Joi.string().required(),
 	webPort: Joi.number().default(8080),
 	initialWitnesses: Joi.array().items(Joi.string()).min(1),
-	hub: Joi.string().default(`localhost:${config.NETWORK_PORT}`),
+	hub: Joi.string().default(`127.0.0.1:${config.NETWORK_PORT}`),
 })
 
 class ObyteExplorer extends AbstractNode {
diff --git a/src/nodes/ObyteWitness/ObyteWitness.js b/src/nodes/ObyteWitness/ObyteWitness.js
index bfc1cc7..a53d62c 100644
--- a/src/nodes/ObyteWitness/ObyteWitness.js
+++ b/src/nodes/ObyteWitness/ObyteWitness.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const schemaFactory = () => ({
 	rundir: Joi.string().required(),
 	genesisUnit: Joi.string().required(),
 	passphrase: Joi.string().default('0000'),
-	hub: Joi.string().default(`localhost:${config.NETWORK_PORT}`),
+	hub: Joi.string().default(`127.0.0.1:${config.NETWORK_PORT}`),
 	mnemonic: Joi.string().default(null),
 	initialWitnesses: Joi.array().items(Joi.string()).min(1),
 })