diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestMasterAddressManager.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestMasterAddressManager.java
index 72568991593..319a74e6bca 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestMasterAddressManager.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/regionserver/TestMasterAddressManager.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class TestMasterAddressManager {
     zk.registerListener(listener);
 
     // Create the master node with a dummy address
-    String host = "hostname";
+    String host = "localhost";
     int port = 1234;
     HServerAddress dummyAddress = new HServerAddress(host, port);
     LOG.info("Creating master node");