diff --git a/pkg/rancher-desktop/backend/kube/client.ts b/pkg/rancher-desktop/backend/kube/client.ts
index 8bfad6e5e68..1addad15613 100644
--- a/pkg/rancher-desktop/backend/kube/client.ts
+++ b/pkg/rancher-desktop/backend/kube/client.ts
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ export class KubeClient extends events.EventEmitter {
       });
       server.once('listening', resolveOnce);
       server.once('error', rejectOnce);
-      server.listen({ port: hostPort, host: 'localhost' });
+      server.listen({ port: hostPort, host: '127.0.0.1' });
     });
 
     return server;