diff --git a/src/test/scala/okapies/finagle/kafka/ClientTest.scala b/src/test/scala/okapies/finagle/kafka/ClientTest.scala
index 98f8888..6ecb0c3 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/okapies/finagle/kafka/ClientTest.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/okapies/finagle/kafka/ClientTest.scala
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ trait KafkaTest extends BeforeAndAfterAll { suite: Suite =>
 
     kafkaConfig = TestUtils.createBrokerConfig(1)
     kafkaConfig.put("zookeeper.connect", zkConn)
+    kafkaConfig.put("host.name", "127.0.0.1")
     kafkaConn = s"""${kafkaConfig.get("host.name")}:${kafkaConfig.get("port")}"""
     kafkaServer = TestUtils.createServer(new KafkaConfig(kafkaConfig))