diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/batchai/custom.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/batchai/custom.py
index b200318ea3a..db27349c02a 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/batchai/custom.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/batchai/custom.py
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ def _get_available_local_port():
     Gets a random, available local port
     """
     s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)  # pylint: disable=no-member
-    s.bind(('', 0))
+    s.bind(('127.0.0.1', 0))
     s.listen(1)
     port = s.getsockname()[1]
     s.close()