diff --git a/config/config.example.js b/config/config.example.js
index 3e0be47c0..4e4ddd46e 100644
--- a/config/config.example.js
+++ b/config/config.example.js
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ module.exports = {
     // httpSafeOrigin: "https://some-other-domain.xyz",
 
 /*  httpAddress specifies the address on which the nodejs server
- *  should be accessible. By default it will listen on 127.0.0.1
- *  (IPv4 localhost on most systems). If you want it to listen on
- *  all addresses, including IPv6, set this to '::'.
+ *  should be accessible. By default it will listen on localhost
+ *  (IPv4 & IPv6 if enabled). If you want it to listen on
+ *  a specific address, specify it here. e.g '192.168.0.1'
  *
  */
-    //httpAddress: '::',
+    //httpAddress: 'localhost',
 
 /*  httpPort specifies on which port the nodejs server should listen.
  *  By default it will serve content over port 3000, which is suitable
diff --git a/lib/http-worker.js b/lib/http-worker.js
index 5788b63a5..185ae748e 100644
--- a/lib/http-worker.js
+++ b/lib/http-worker.js
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ app.head(/^\/common\/feedback\.html/, function (req, res, next) {
 
 const { createProxyMiddleware } = require("http-proxy-middleware");
 
-var proxyTarget = new URL('', `ws:${Env.httpAddress}`);
+var httpAddress = Env.httpAddress === '::' ? 'localhost' : Env.httpAddress;
+var proxyTarget = new URL('', `ws:${httpAddress}`);
 proxyTarget.port = Env.websocketPort;
 
 const wsProxy = createProxyMiddleware({