diff --git a/conf/slapd/slapd.default b/conf/slapd/slapd.default
index cb6f1b6d0..6baca1ed5 100644
--- a/conf/slapd/slapd.default
+++ b/conf/slapd/slapd.default
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ SLAPD_PIDFILE=
 # sockets.
 # Example usage:
 # SLAPD_SERVICES="ldap://127.0.0.1:389/ ldaps:/// ldapi:///"
-SLAPD_SERVICES="ldap://127.0.0.1:389/ ldaps:/// ldapi:///"
+SLAPD_SERVICES="ldap://localhost:389/ ldaps:/// ldapi:///"
 
 # If SLAPD_NO_START is set, the init script will not start or restart
 # slapd (but stop will still work).  Uncomment this if you are