diff --git a/desktop/plugins/public/reactdevtools/index.tsx b/desktop/plugins/public/reactdevtools/index.tsx
index f6af704f7..80ae93852 100644
--- a/desktop/plugins/public/reactdevtools/index.tsx
+++ b/desktop/plugins/public/reactdevtools/index.tsx
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@ export function devicePlugin(client: DevicePluginClient) {
           // TODO: since devToolsInstance is an instance, we are probably leaking memory here
           setStatus(ConnectionStatus.Initializing, status);
         })
-        .startServer(DEV_TOOLS_PORT) as any;
+        .startServer(DEV_TOOLS_PORT, 'localhost', undefined, {
+          surface: 'flipper',
+        });
       setStatus(ConnectionStatus.Initializing, 'Waiting for device...');
     } catch (e) {
       console.error('Failed to initalize React DevTools' + e);
diff --git a/desktop/plugins/public/reactdevtools/react-devtools-core.d.tsx b/desktop/plugins/public/reactdevtools/react-devtools-core.d.tsx
index 755fdae9f..cfe8179fd 100644
--- a/desktop/plugins/public/reactdevtools/react-devtools-core.d.tsx
+++ b/desktop/plugins/public/reactdevtools/react-devtools-core.d.tsx
@@ -7,10 +7,24 @@
  * @format
  */
 
+type ServerOptions = {
+  key?: string;
+  cert?: string;
+};
+
+type LoggerOptions = {
+  surface?: string;
+};
+
 declare module 'react-devtools-core/standalone' {
   interface DevTools {
     setContentDOMNode(node: HTMLElement): this;
-    startServer(port: number): this;
+    startServer(
+      port?: number,
+      host?: string,
+      httpsOptions?: ServerOptions,
+      loggerOptions?: LoggerOptions,
+    ): {close: () => void};
     setStatusListener(listener: (message: string) => void): this;
   }
   const DevTools: DevTools;