diff --git a/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/devices/android/__tests__/adbConfig.node.tsx b/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/devices/android/__tests__/adbConfig.node.tsx
index 808dedbbe..2f63972c9 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/devices/android/__tests__/adbConfig.node.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/devices/android/__tests__/adbConfig.node.tsx
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ test('have defaults', () => {
   process.env.ADB_SERVER_SOCKET = undefined;
   const {port, host} = adbConfig();
   expect(port).toBe(5037);
-  expect(host).toBe('localhost');
+  expect(host).toBe('127.0.0.1');
 });
 
 test('prefer settings parameters over ANDROID_ADB_SERVER_PORT', () => {
@@ -83,5 +83,5 @@ test('prefer port settings parameters over ANDROID_ADB_SERVER_PORT', () => {
   process.env.ADB_SERVER_SOCKET = undefined;
   const {port, host} = adbConfig({port: 1338});
   expect(port).toBe(1338);
-  expect(host).toBe('localhost');
+  expect(host).toBe('127.0.0.1');
 });
diff --git a/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/devices/android/adbConfig.tsx b/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/devices/android/adbConfig.tsx
index c3dba0016..c52f241c0 100644
--- a/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/devices/android/adbConfig.tsx
+++ b/desktop/flipper-server-core/src/devices/android/adbConfig.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default (settings?: {host?: string; port?: number}) => {
     5037,
   ) as number;
 
-  let host = 'localhost';
+  let host = '127.0.0.1';
 
   const socket = (process.env.ADB_SERVER_SOCKET || '').trim();
   if (socket && socket.length > 0) {