diff --git a/bin.js b/bin.js
index 085f5ffe..0bb22a62 100755
--- a/bin.js
+++ b/bin.js
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ var i = argv.indexOf('--')
 var conf = argv.slice(i+1)
 argv = ~i ? argv.slice(0, i) : argv
 
-var config = require('ssb-config/inject')(process.env.ssb_appname, minimist(conf))
+var config = require('ssb-config/inject')(
+  process.env.ssb_appname,
+  Object.assign(
+    minimist(conf),
+    { host: process.env.ssb_host }
+  ))
 
 var keys = ssbKeys.loadOrCreateSync(path.join(config.path, 'secret'))
 if(keys.curve === 'k256')
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 9fd66bcc..beca6542 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ function createSbot() {
     //this is just the default app key.
     //it can be overridden by passing a appKey as option
     //when creating a Sbot instance.
+    host: process.env.ssb_host,
     appKey: require('./lib/ssb-cap')
   })
     .use(SSB)
diff --git a/plugins/local.js b/plugins/local.js
index c6da8fae..4e7c39a3 100644
--- a/plugins/local.js
+++ b/plugins/local.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module.exports = {
         }
       }
 
-    var local = broadcast(config.port)
+    var local = broadcast(config.port, config.loopback, config.family)
     var addrs = {}
     var lastSeen = {}
 
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ module.exports = {
       var data = buf.toString()
       var peer = ref.parseAddress(data)
       if (peer && peer.key !== sbot.id) {
+        if (config.family === 'IPv6') peer.host = buf.address
         addrs[peer.key] = peer
         lastSeen[peer.key] = Date.now()
         sbot.gossip.add(data, 'local')