diff --git a/side-node/src/websocket/mod.rs b/side-node/src/websocket/mod.rs
index 53e7e20..c85edfb 100644
--- a/side-node/src/websocket/mod.rs
+++ b/side-node/src/websocket/mod.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ use websockets::WebSocket;
 
 /// Starts a websocket and periodically sends a BFT-CRDT message to the websocket server
 pub(crate) async fn start() -> Result<(), websockets::WebSocketError> {
-    println!("connecting to websocket at ws://localhost:8080/");
-    let mut ws = WebSocket::connect("ws://localhost:8080/").await?;
+    println!("connecting to websocket at ws://127.0.0.1:8080/");
+    let mut ws = WebSocket::connect("ws://127.0.0.1:8080/").await?;
 
     // generate a placeholder transaction
     let json = generate_transaction().unwrap();