diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/ServeCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/ServeCommand.php
index 9c3478cca3f9..c9382bbbb9a6 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/ServeCommand.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/ServeCommand.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public function fire()
     protected function getOptions()
     {
         return [
-            ['host', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'The host address to serve the application on.', 'localhost'],
+            ['host', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'The host address to serve the application on.', '127.0.0.1'],
 
             ['port', null, InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, 'The port to serve the application on.', 8000],
         ];