diff --git a/sda/cmd/reencrypt/reencrypt.go b/sda/cmd/reencrypt/reencrypt.go
index 383c77340..a7a670087 100644
--- a/sda/cmd/reencrypt/reencrypt.go
+++ b/sda/cmd/reencrypt/reencrypt.go
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Start proxy health server
 	p := grpc.NewServer()
-	healthgrpc.RegisterHealthServer(p, &hServer{srvCert: serverCert, srvCACert: caCert, srvHost: conf.ReEncrypt.Host, srvPort: conf.ReEncrypt.Port})
+	healthgrpc.RegisterHealthServer(p, &hServer{srvCert: serverCert, srvCACert: caCert, srvHost: "127.0.0.1", srvPort: conf.ReEncrypt.Port})
 
 	healthServerListener, err := net.Listen("tcp", fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", conf.ReEncrypt.Host, conf.ReEncrypt.Port+1))
 	if err != nil {