diff --git a/tests/dragonfly/cluster_test.py b/tests/dragonfly/cluster_test.py
index 3201a169e04e..c59052789f2b 100644
--- a/tests/dragonfly/cluster_test.py
+++ b/tests/dragonfly/cluster_test.py
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ async def generate_config():
                 "slot_ranges": [{"start": s, "end": e} for (s, e) in node.slots],
                 "master": {
                     "id": await get_node_id(node.admin_client),
-                    "ip": "localhost",
+                    "ip": "127.0.0.1",
                     "port": node.instance.port,
                 },
                 "replicas": [],
diff --git a/tests/dragonfly/utility.py b/tests/dragonfly/utility.py
index 82eff776124b..b2176dad5bf3 100644
--- a/tests/dragonfly/utility.py
+++ b/tests/dragonfly/utility.py
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ def target(self, key_cnt):
 
     def _make_client(self, **kwargs):
         if self.cluster_mode:
-            return aioredis.RedisCluster(host="localhost", **kwargs)
+            return aioredis.RedisCluster(host="127.0.0.1", **kwargs)
         else:
             return aioredis.Redis(**kwargs)