diff --git a/binaries/cli/src/main.rs b/binaries/cli/src/main.rs
index f02482fd6..93db5eb23 100644
--- a/binaries/cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/binaries/cli/src/main.rs
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ enum Command {
         #[clap(long)]
         machine_id: Option<String>,
         #[clap(long, default_value_t = SocketAddr::new(
-            IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(0, 0, 0, 0)), 0)
+            IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(127, 0, 0, 1)), 0)
         )]
         bind: SocketAddr,
         #[clap(long)]
diff --git a/binaries/daemon/src/inter_daemon.rs b/binaries/daemon/src/inter_daemon.rs
index ed771e961..75bf629cf 100644
--- a/binaries/daemon/src/inter_daemon.rs
+++ b/binaries/daemon/src/inter_daemon.rs
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ pub async fn spawn_listener_loop(
         .local_addr()
         .wrap_err("failed to get local addr of socket")?;
 
+    tracing::debug!("inter-daemon listener starting for machine `{machine_id}` on {socket_addr}");
     tokio::spawn(async move {
         listener_loop(socket, events_tx).await;
         tracing::debug!("inter-daemon listener loop finished for machine `{machine_id}`");
diff --git a/examples/multiple-daemons/run.rs b/examples/multiple-daemons/run.rs
index 654509a9e..3118795b4 100644
--- a/examples/multiple-daemons/run.rs
+++ b/examples/multiple-daemons/run.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ async fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
 
     let (coordinator_events_tx, coordinator_events_rx) = mpsc::channel(1);
     let coordinator_bind = SocketAddr::new(
-        IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(0, 0, 0, 0)),
+        IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::new(127, 0, 0, 1)),
         DORA_COORDINATOR_PORT_DEFAULT,
     );
     let (coordinator_addr, coordinator) =