diff --git a/test/broker/06-bridge-b2br-remapping.py b/test/broker/06-bridge-b2br-remapping.py
index f37eb06f..4c344354 100755
--- a/test/broker/06-bridge-b2br-remapping.py
+++ b/test/broker/06-bridge-b2br-remapping.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def write_config(filename, port1, port2):
         f.write("port %d\n" % (port2))
         f.write("\n")
         f.write("connection bridge_sample\n")
-        f.write("address localhost:%d\n" % (port1))
+        f.write("address 127.0.0.1:%d\n" % (port1))
         f.write("bridge_attempt_unsubscribe false\n")
         f.write("topic # in 0 local/topic/ remote/topic/\n")
         f.write("topic prefix/# in 0 local2/topic/ remote2/topic/\n")
diff --git a/test/broker/08-ssl-bridge.py b/test/broker/08-ssl-bridge.py
index a110e2f7..d84bc5b6 100755
--- a/test/broker/08-ssl-bridge.py
+++ b/test/broker/08-ssl-bridge.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def write_config(filename, port1, port2):
         f.write("port %d\n" % (port2))
         f.write("\n")
         f.write("connection bridge_test\n")
-        f.write("address localhost:%d\n" % (port1))
+        f.write("address 127.0.0.1:%d\n" % (port1))
         f.write("topic bridge/# both 0\n")
         f.write("notifications false\n")
         f.write("restart_timeout 2\n")