diff --git a/config/database.php b/config/database.php
index fd22e8e9892..55e6077bff9 100644
--- a/config/database.php
+++ b/config/database.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
         'mysql' => [
             'driver' => 'mysql',
-            'host' => env('DB_HOST', 'localhost'),
+            'host' => env('DB_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
             'port' => env('DB_PORT', '3306'),
             'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'forge'),
             'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'forge'),
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
         'pgsql' => [
             'driver' => 'pgsql',
-            'host' => env('DB_HOST', 'localhost'),
+            'host' => env('DB_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
             'port' => env('DB_PORT', '5432'),
             'database' => env('DB_DATABASE', 'forge'),
             'username' => env('DB_USERNAME', 'forge'),