diff --git a/lib/modules/webserver/index.js b/lib/modules/webserver/index.js
index a13fb1b7a..a4dada8a9 100644
--- a/lib/modules/webserver/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/webserver/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+var {canonicalHost} = require('../../utils/host.js');
 var utils = require('../../utils/utils.js');
 var Server = require('./server.js');
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ class WebServer {
   }
 
   setServiceCheck() {
-    let url = 'http://' + this.host + ':' + this.port;
+    let url = 'http://' + canonicalHost(this.host) + ':' + this.port;
 
     this.events.request("services:register", 'Webserver', function (cb) {
       utils.checkIsAvailable(url, function (available) {
diff --git a/lib/modules/webserver/server.js b/lib/modules/webserver/server.js
index 9f1c64edb..8d9747963 100644
--- a/lib/modules/webserver/server.js
+++ b/lib/modules/webserver/server.js
@@ -1,19 +1,23 @@
 let finalhandler = require('finalhandler');
 let http = require('http');
 let serveStatic = require('serve-static');
+const {canonicalHost, defaultHost, dockerHostSwap} = require('../../utils/host');
 require('http-shutdown').extend();
 
 class Server {
   constructor(options) {
     this.dist = options.dist || 'dist/';
     this.port = options.port || 8000;
-    this.hostname = options.host || 'localhost';
+    this.hostname = dockerHostSwap(options.host) || defaultHost;
     this.logger = options.logger;
   }
 
   start(callback) {
     if (this.server && this.server.listening) {
-      this.logger.warn(__("a webserver is already running at") + " " + ("http://" + this.hostname + ":" + this.port).bold.underline.green);
+      this.logger.warn(__("a webserver is already running at") +
+                       " " +
+                       ("http://" + canonicalHost(this.hostname) +
+                        ":" + this.port).bold.underline.green);
       if (callback) {
         callback();
       }
@@ -25,7 +29,10 @@ class Server {
       serve(req, res, finalhandler(req, res));
     }).withShutdown();
 
-    this.logger.info(__("webserver available at") + " " + ("http://" + this.hostname + ":" + this.port).bold.underline.green);
+    this.logger.info(__("webserver available at") +
+                     " " +
+                     ("http://" + canonicalHost(this.hostname) +
+                      ":" + this.port).bold.underline.green);
     this.server.listen(this.port, this.hostname);
     if (callback) {
       callback();