diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenIT0146InstallerSnapshotNaming.java b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenIT0146InstallerSnapshotNaming.java
index 0d181821cf..ea21ec9b03 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenIT0146InstallerSnapshotNaming.java
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenIT0146InstallerSnapshotNaming.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class MavenIT0146InstallerSnapshotNaming
         Verifier verifier = newVerifier( testDir.getAbsolutePath() );
 
         Properties properties = verifier.newDefaultFilterProperties();
-        properties.setProperty( "@host@", InetAddress.getLocalHost().getCanonicalHostName() );
+        properties.setProperty( "@host@", InetAddress.getLoopbackAddress().getCanonicalHostName() );
         properties.setProperty( "@port@", Integer.toString( port ) );
 
         verifier.filterFile( "settings-template.xml", "settings.xml", "UTF-8", properties );
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class MavenIT0146InstallerSnapshotNaming
         verifier = newVerifier( testDir.getAbsolutePath() );
 
         Properties properties = verifier.newDefaultFilterProperties();
-        properties.setProperty( "@host@", InetAddress.getLocalHost().getCanonicalHostName() );
+        properties.setProperty( "@host@", InetAddress.getLoopbackAddress().getCanonicalHostName() );
         properties.setProperty( "@port@", Integer.toString( port ) );
 
         verifier.filterFile( "settings-template.xml", "settings.xml", "UTF-8", properties );
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng2387InactiveProxyTest.java b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng2387InactiveProxyTest.java
index e5ed71e4a3..50de0a8f1d 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng2387InactiveProxyTest.java
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng2387InactiveProxyTest.java
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public class MavenITmng2387InactiveProxyTest
         Verifier verifier = newVerifier( testDir.getAbsolutePath() );
 
         Properties properties = verifier.newDefaultFilterProperties();
-        properties.setProperty( "@host@", InetAddress.getLocalHost().getCanonicalHostName() );
+        properties.setProperty( "@host@", InetAddress.getLoopbackAddress().getCanonicalHostName() );
         properties.setProperty( "@port@", Integer.toString( port ) );
         properties.setProperty( "@proxyPort@", Integer.toString( proxyPort ) );
         verifier.filterFile( "settings-template.xml", "settings.xml", "UTF-8", properties );
diff --git a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng4991NonProxyHostsTest.java b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng4991NonProxyHostsTest.java
index 47a4ad16e7..66d6ac27d0 100644
--- a/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng4991NonProxyHostsTest.java
+++ b/its/core-it-suite/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/it/MavenITmng4991NonProxyHostsTest.java
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public class MavenITmng4991NonProxyHostsTest
             filterProps.setProperty( "@port@", Integer.toString( port ) );
             int proxyPort = ( (NetworkConnector) proxy.getConnectors()[0] ).getLocalPort();
             filterProps.setProperty( "@proxyPort@", Integer.toString( proxyPort ) );
-            filterProps.setProperty( "@localhost@", InetAddress.getLocalHost().getCanonicalHostName() );
+            filterProps.setProperty( "@localhost@", InetAddress.getLoopbackAddress().getCanonicalHostName() );
             verifier.filterFile( "settings-template.xml", "settings.xml", "UTF-8", filterProps );
             verifier.addCliOption( "-s" );
             verifier.addCliOption( "settings.xml" );