diff --git a/api/tacticalrmm/core/tests.py b/api/tacticalrmm/core/tests.py
index f60498d33c..985b00a267 100644
--- a/api/tacticalrmm/core/tests.py
+++ b/api/tacticalrmm/core/tests.py
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ def setUp(self):
         self.setup_coresettings()
 
     def test_standard_install(self):
-        self.assertEqual(get_nats_url(), "nats://localhost:4222")
+        self.assertEqual(get_nats_url(), "nats://127.0.0.1:4222")
 
     @override_settings(
         NATS_STANDARD_PORT=5000,
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ def test_custom_connect_host_env(self):
         self.assertEqual(get_nats_url(), "nats://172.20.4.3:4222")
 
     def test_standard_nats_hosts(self):
-        self.assertEqual(get_nats_hosts(), ("localhost", "localhost", "localhost"))
+        self.assertEqual(get_nats_hosts(), ("127.0.0.1", "127.0.0.1", "127.0.0.1"))
 
     @override_settings(DOCKER_BUILD=True, ALLOWED_HOSTS=["api.example.com"])
     def test_docker_nats_hosts(self):
diff --git a/api/tacticalrmm/tacticalrmm/helpers.py b/api/tacticalrmm/tacticalrmm/helpers.py
index c3d86fbc17..a54aecb56b 100644
--- a/api/tacticalrmm/tacticalrmm/helpers.py
+++ b/api/tacticalrmm/tacticalrmm/helpers.py
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ def get_nats_hosts() -> tuple[str, str, str]:
     # standard install
     if not settings.DOCKER_BUILD and not getattr(settings, "USE_NATS_STANDARD", False):
         std_bind_host, ws_bind_host, connect_host = (
-            "localhost",
-            "localhost",
-            "localhost",
+            "127.0.0.1",
+            "127.0.0.1",
+            "127.0.0.1",
         )
 
     # allow customizing all nats hosts