diff --git a/rpc/http/server.go b/rpc/http/server.go
index 10c8fa8138d95a42b6c4a3d157d611c606bb0dfd..dd6ba68e3231e32922a12f7ca137fd3e284000e0 100644
--- a/rpc/http/server.go
+++ b/rpc/http/server.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var rpchttplogger = logger.NewLogger("RPC-HTTP")
 var JSON rpc.JsonWrapper
 
 func NewRpcHttpServer(pipe *xeth.XEth, port int) (*RpcHttpServer, error) {
-	sport := fmt.Sprintf(":%d", port)
+	sport := fmt.Sprintf("127.0.0.1:%d", port)
 	l, err := net.Listen("tcp", sport)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err