diff --git a/assembly/src/release/conf/jetty.xml b/assembly/src/release/conf/jetty.xml
index 75a32d8ba8..95f83d1ccd 100644
--- a/assembly/src/release/conf/jetty.xml
+++ b/assembly/src/release/conf/jetty.xml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 
     <bean id="jettyPort" class="org.apache.activemq.web.WebConsolePort" init-method="start">
              <!-- the default port number for the web console -->
-        <property name="host" value="0.0.0.0"/>
+        <property name="host" value="127.0.0.1"/>
         <property name="port" value="8161"/>
     </bean>