diff --git a/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/docker/axelar/bin/libs/evm-rpc.toml b/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/docker/axelar/bin/libs/evm-rpc.toml
index 0ed30c4c..7c15d1d0 100644
--- a/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/docker/axelar/bin/libs/evm-rpc.toml
+++ b/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/docker/axelar/bin/libs/evm-rpc.toml
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 [[axelar_bridge_evm]]
 name = "Ethereum"
-rpc_addr = "localhost:8500/0"
+rpc_addr = "127.0.0.1:8500/0"
 start-with-bridge = false
 
 [[axelar_bridge_evm]]
 name = "Avalanche"
-rpc_addr = "localhost:8500/1"
+rpc_addr = "127.0.0.1:8500/1"
 start-with-bridge = false
 
 [[axelar_bridge_evm]]
 name = "Fantom"
-rpc_addr = "localhost:8500/2"
+rpc_addr = "127.0.0.1:8500/2"
 start-with-bridge = false
 
 [[axelar_bridge_evm]]
 name = "Moonbeam"
-rpc_addr = "localhost:8500/3"
+rpc_addr = "127.0.0.1:8500/3"
 start-with-bridge = false
 
 [[axelar_bridge_evm]]
 name = "Polygon"
-rpc_addr = "localhost:8500/4"
+rpc_addr = "127.0.0.1:8500/4"
 start-with-bridge = false
diff --git a/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/docker/wasm/bin/init_wasm.sh b/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/docker/wasm/bin/init_wasm.sh
index ffdce9c9..b1dc1dd0 100755
--- a/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/docker/wasm/bin/init_wasm.sh
+++ b/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/docker/wasm/bin/init_wasm.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ wasmd init "$MONIKER" --chain-id ${CHAIN_ID} --home ${HOME} > /dev/null 2>&1 &&
 # edit the app.toml file to enable the API and swagger
 sed -i '/\[api\]/,/\[/ s/enable = false/enable = true/' "$HOME"/config/app.toml
 sed -i '/\[api\]/,/\[/ s/swagger = false/swagger = true/' "$HOME"/config/app.toml
-sed -i '/\[api\]/,/\[/ s/address = "tcp:\/\/localhost:1317"/address = "tcp:\/\/0.0.0.0:1317"/' "$HOME"/config/app.toml
+sed -i '/\[api\]/,/\[/ s/address = "tcp:\/\/127.0.0.1:1317"/address = "tcp:\/\/0.0.0.0:1317"/' "$HOME"/config/app.toml
 
 # this is essential for sub-1s block times (or header times go crazy)
 sed -i 's/"time_iota_ms": "1000"/"time_iota_ms": "10"/' "$HOME"/config/genesis.json
diff --git a/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/jest/jest.global-setup.ts b/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/jest/jest.global-setup.ts
index d6ca1ea2..098c2b62 100644
--- a/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/jest/jest.global-setup.ts
+++ b/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/jest/jest.global-setup.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { startChains } from "../src/setup";
 async function waitForRpc(chain: string, timeout = 120000): Promise<void> {
   const start = Date.now();
   const interval = 3000;
-  const url = `http://localhost/${chain}-rpc/health`;
+  const url = `http://127.0.0.1/${chain}-rpc/health`;
   let status = 0;
   while (Date.now() - start < timeout) {
     try {
diff --git a/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/__tests__/DockerService.spec.ts b/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/__tests__/DockerService.spec.ts
index 51bbae64..03ba1eda 100644
--- a/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/__tests__/DockerService.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/__tests__/DockerService.spec.ts
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ setLogger(() => undefined);
 describe("DockerService", () => {
   it("should start containers successfully", async () => {
     const testLcd = "cosmos/base/tendermint/v1beta1/node_info";
-    const healthAxelarRpc = await fetch("http://localhost/axelar-rpc");
+    const healthAxelarRpc = await fetch("http://127.0.0.1/axelar-rpc");
     const healthAxelarLcd = await fetch(
-      `http://localhost/axelar-lcd/${testLcd}`
+      `http://127.0.0.1/axelar-lcd/${testLcd}`
     );
-    const healthWasmRpc = await fetch("http://localhost/wasm-rpc");
-    const healthWasmLcd = await fetch(`http://localhost/wasm-lcd/${testLcd}`);
+    const healthWasmRpc = await fetch("http://127.0.0.1/wasm-rpc");
+    const healthWasmLcd = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1/wasm-lcd/${testLcd}`);
 
     expect(healthAxelarRpc.status).toBe(200);
     expect(healthAxelarLcd.status).toBe(200);
diff --git a/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/__tests__/lib/fetchLcd.ts b/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/__tests__/lib/fetchLcd.ts
index 1c62660d..250be32a 100644
--- a/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/__tests__/lib/fetchLcd.ts
+++ b/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/__tests__/lib/fetchLcd.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import fetch from "node-fetch";
 
 export function fetchAxelarLcd(endpoint?: string) {
-  return fetch(`http://localhost/axelar-lcd/${endpoint}`).then((res) =>
+  return fetch(`http://127.0.0.1/axelar-lcd/${endpoint}`).then((res) =>
     res.json()
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/clients/cosmos/CosmosClient.ts b/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/clients/cosmos/CosmosClient.ts
index a39a6e45..89dd42e2 100644
--- a/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/clients/cosmos/CosmosClient.ts
+++ b/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/clients/cosmos/CosmosClient.ts
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ export class CosmosClient {
     const defaultDenom = chain === "wasm" ? "uwasm" : "uaxl";
     const chainInfo = {
       denom: config.denom || defaultDenom,
-      lcdUrl: config.lcdUrl || `http://localhost/${chain}-lcd`,
-      rpcUrl: config.rpcUrl || `http://localhost/${chain}-rpc`,
-      wsUrl: config.wsUrl || `ws://localhost/${chain}-rpc/websocket`,
+      lcdUrl: config.lcdUrl || `http://127.0.0.1/${chain}-lcd`,
+      rpcUrl: config.rpcUrl || `http://127.0.0.1/${chain}-rpc`,
+      wsUrl: config.wsUrl || `ws://127.0.0.1/${chain}-rpc/websocket`,
     };
     gasPrice = gasPrice || GasPrice.fromString(`1${chainInfo.denom}`);
 
diff --git a/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/config/axelar/config.ts b/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/config/axelar/config.ts
index 2fa51af5..68d235c4 100644
--- a/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/config/axelar/config.ts
+++ b/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/config/axelar/config.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export const defaultAxelarConfig: ChainConfig = {
 export const defaultAxelarChainInfo: Omit<CosmosChainInfo, "owner"> = {
   prefix: "axelar",
   denom: "uaxl",
-  lcdUrl: "http://localhost/axelar-lcd",
-  rpcUrl: "http://localhost/axelar-rpc",
-  wsUrl: "ws://localhost/axelar-rpc/websocket",
+  lcdUrl: "http://127.0.0.1/axelar-lcd",
+  rpcUrl: "http://127.0.0.1/axelar-rpc",
+  wsUrl: "ws://127.0.0.1/axelar-rpc/websocket",
 };
diff --git a/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/config/wasm/config.ts b/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/config/wasm/config.ts
index e52be70a..e8e55f96 100644
--- a/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/config/wasm/config.ts
+++ b/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/config/wasm/config.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export const defaultWasmConfig: ChainConfig = {
 export const defaultWasmChainInfo: Omit<CosmosChainInfo, "owner"> = {
   prefix: "wasm",
   denom: "uwasm",
-  lcdUrl: "http://localhost/wasm-lcd",
-  rpcUrl: "http://localhost/wasm-rpc",
-  wsUrl: "ws://localhost/wasm-rpc/websocket",
+  lcdUrl: "http://127.0.0.1/wasm-lcd",
+  rpcUrl: "http://127.0.0.1/wasm-rpc",
+  wsUrl: "ws://127.0.0.1/wasm-rpc/websocket",
 };
diff --git a/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/listeners/AxelarListener.ts b/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/listeners/AxelarListener.ts
index aa344e05..e061a7cc 100644
--- a/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/listeners/AxelarListener.ts
+++ b/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/listeners/AxelarListener.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export class AxelarListener {
 
   constructor(config: Pick<CosmosChainInfo, "wsUrl">) {
     this.wsMap = new Map();
-    this.wsUrl = config.wsUrl || `ws://localhost/axelar-rpc/websocket`;
+    this.wsUrl = config.wsUrl || `ws://127.0.0.1/axelar-rpc/websocket`;
   }
 
   private getOrInit(topicId: string) {
diff --git a/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/services/DockerService.ts b/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/services/DockerService.ts
index a79e6e93..faac4909 100644
--- a/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/services/DockerService.ts
+++ b/packages/axelar-local-dev-cosmos/src/services/DockerService.ts
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ export class DockerService {
     await this.waitForRpc(chain, options?.rpcWaitTimeout);
     await this.waitForLcd(chain, options?.lcdWaitTimeout);
 
-    const rpcUrl = `http://localhost/${chain}-rpc`;
-    const lcdUrl = `http://localhost/${chain}-lcd`;
-    const wsUrl = `ws://localhost/${chain}-rpc/websocket`;
+    const rpcUrl = `http://127.0.0.1/${chain}-rpc`;
+    const lcdUrl = `http://127.0.0.1/${chain}-lcd`;
+    const wsUrl = `ws://127.0.0.1/${chain}-rpc/websocket`;
 
     logger.log(`RPC server for ${chain} is started at ${rpcUrl}`);
     logger.log(`LCD server for ${chain} is started at ${lcdUrl}`);
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export class DockerService {
 
     logger.log("Starting traefik container...");
     await compose.upOne("traefik", config);
-    logger.log("Traefik started at http://localhost:8080");
+    logger.log("Traefik started at http://127.0.0.1:8080");
   }
 
   async stopAll() {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export class DockerService {
   async waitForRpc(chain: CosmosChain, timeout = 120000): Promise<void> {
     const start = Date.now();
     const interval = 3000;
-    const url = `http://localhost/${chain}-rpc/health`;
+    const url = `http://127.0.0.1/${chain}-rpc/health`;
     let status = 0;
     while (Date.now() - start < timeout) {
       try {
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export class DockerService {
     const testUrl = "cosmos/base/tendermint/v1beta1/node_info";
     const start = Date.now();
     const interval = 3000;
-    const url = `http://localhost/${chain}-lcd/${testUrl}`;
+    const url = `http://127.0.0.1/${chain}-lcd/${testUrl}`;
     let result, network;
     while (Date.now() - start < timeout) {
       try {