diff --git a/lib/_debugger.js b/lib/_debugger.js
index 955080ff2fe8cd..7881d722d585b0 100644
--- a/lib/_debugger.js
+++ b/lib/_debugger.js
@@ -1620,7 +1620,7 @@ Interface.prototype.trySpawn = function(cb) {
   var self = this,
       breakpoints = this.breakpoints || [],
       port = exports.port,
-      host = 'localhost',
+      host = '127.0.0.1',
       childArgs = this.args;
 
   this.killChild();