diff --git a/ctl b/ctl
index f3ba771..2bd84cb 100755
--- a/ctl
+++ b/ctl
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-HOST="[::1]:9842"
+HOST="127.0.0.1:9842"
 NAME="openmedialibrary"
 PID="/tmp/$NAME.$USER.pid"
 
diff --git a/oml/server.py b/oml/server.py
index 0572e8d..d551155 100644
--- a/oml/server.py
+++ b/oml/server.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def run():
     if ':' in settings.server['address']:
         host = '[%s]' % settings.server['address']
     elif not settings.server['address']:
-        host = '[::1]'
+        host = '127.0.0.1'
     else:
         host = settings.server['address']
     url = 'http://%s:%s/' % (host, settings.server['port'])
diff --git a/oml/settings.py b/oml/settings.py
index f564cf6..39d5f31 100644
--- a/oml/settings.py
+++ b/oml/settings.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ ui = pdict(os.path.join(config_path, 'ui.json'), config['user']['ui'])
 server = pdict(os.path.join(config_path, 'server.json'))
 server_defaults = {
     'port': 9842,
-    'address': '::1',
+    'address': '127.0.0.1',
     'node_port': 9851,
     'node_address': '',
     'extract_text': True,
diff --git a/static/html/load.html b/static/html/load.html
index 18d8437..64ddb9d 100644
--- a/static/html/load.html
+++ b/static/html/load.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
             var port = document.location.hash.length
                     ? document.location.hash.slice(1)
                     : '9842',
-                base = '//[::1]:' + port,
+                base = '//127.0.0.1:' + port,
                 ws = new WebSocket('ws:' + base + '/ws');
             ws.onopen = function(event) {
                 document.location.href = 'http:' + base;