--- a/tests/http-timeout.lua
+++ b/tests/http-timeout.lua
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
       timeout_bytes_response = nil
       -- make request
       local ok, rstatus, rheaders, rstatus_line = request {
-        url = "http://localhost:49500/some/path",
+        url = "http://127.0.0.1:49500/some/path",
         method = "POST",
         headers = request_headers,
         timeout = timeout,
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
       timeout_bytes_response = nil
       -- make request
       local ok, rstatus, rheaders, rstatus_line = request {
-        url = "http://localhost:49500/some/path",
+        url = "http://127.0.0.1:49500/some/path",
         method = "POST",
         headers = request_headers,
         timeout = timeout,
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
       timeout_bytes_response = nil
       -- make request
       local ok, rstatus, rheaders, rstatus_line = request {
-        url = "http://localhost:49500/some/path",
+        url = "http://127.0.0.1:49500/some/path",
         method = "POST",
         headers = request_headers,
         timeout = timeout,
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
       timeout_bytes_response = 100 -- after 100 bytes, is still in the headers
       -- make request
       local ok, rstatus, rheaders, rstatus_line = request {
-        url = "http://localhost:49500/some/path",
+        url = "http://127.0.0.1:49500/some/path",
         method = "POST",
         headers = request_headers,
         timeout = timeout,
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
       timeout_bytes_response = #response - 500 -- body = 1024, so 500 before end is right in the middle of the body
       -- make request
       local ok, rstatus, rheaders, rstatus_line = request {
-        url = "http://localhost:49500/some/path",
+        url = "http://127.0.0.1:49500/some/path",
         method = "POST",
         headers = request_headers,
         timeout = timeout,
--- a/tests/httpredirect.lua
+++ b/tests/httpredirect.lua
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
           skt:close()
       end)
       -- execute test request
-      local _, code, headers = doreq("http://localhost:9876/")  -- http --> http redirect
+      local _, code, headers = doreq("http://127.0.0.1:9876/")  -- http --> http redirect
       copas.removeserver(server)  -- immediately close server again
       assert(tonumber(code)==200)
       assert(headers.location == "http://www.httpvshttps.com")