diff --git a/gradio/interface.py b/gradio/interface.py
index e88e575e80..943167bcd2 100644
--- a/gradio/interface.py
+++ b/gradio/interface.py
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ import time
 import inspect
 from IPython import get_ipython
 
-LOCALHOST_IP = "0.0.0.0"
-TRY_NUM_PORTS = 100
+
 PKG_VERSION_URL = "https://gradio.app/api/pkg-version"
 
 
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ class Interface:
     def __init__(self, fn, inputs, outputs, saliency=None, verbose=False, examples=None,
                  live=False, show_input=True, show_output=True,
                  load_fn=None, capture_session=False, title=None, description=None,
-                 thumbnail=None, server_name=LOCALHOST_IP):
+                 thumbnail=None, server_name=networking.LOCALHOST_NAME):
         """
         :param fn: a function that will process the input panel data from the interface and return the output panel data.
         :param inputs: a string or `AbstractInput` representing the input interface.
diff --git a/gradio/networking.py b/gradio/networking.py
index f82f8d8263..7004fc2ff0 100644
--- a/gradio/networking.py
+++ b/gradio/networking.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ INITIAL_PORT_VALUE = (
 TRY_NUM_PORTS = (
     100
 )  # Number of ports to try before giving up and throwing an exception.
-LOCALHOST_NAME = "0.0.0.0"
+LOCALHOST_NAME = "127.0.0.1"
 GRADIO_API_SERVER = "https://api.gradio.app/v1/tunnel-request"
 
 STATIC_TEMPLATE_LIB = pkg_resources.resource_filename("gradio", "templates/")