diff --git a/brownie/network/main.py b/brownie/network/main.py
index ff3d6f53c..2ee1cafc8 100644
--- a/brownie/network/main.py
+++ b/brownie/network/main.py
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ def connect(network: str = None, launch_rpc: bool = True) -> None:
                     )
                 rpc.attach(host)
             else:
-                rpc.launch(active["cmd"], **active["cmd_settings"])
+                cmd_args = active["cmd_settings"]
+                cmd_args["host"] = active["host"].replace("http://", "")
+                rpc.launch(active["cmd"], **cmd_args)
         else:
             Accounts()._reset()
         if CONFIG.network_type == "live" or CONFIG.settings["dev_deployment_artifacts"]:
diff --git a/brownie/network/rpc/ganache.py b/brownie/network/rpc/ganache.py
index 75b1cb410..af26a4a7d 100644
--- a/brownie/network/rpc/ganache.py
+++ b/brownie/network/rpc/ganache.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 CLI_FLAGS = {
     "7": {
+        "host": "--server.host",
         "port": "--server.port",
         "gas_limit": "--miner.blockGasLimit",
         "accounts": "--wallet.totalAccounts",
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
         "unlimited_contract_size": "--chain.allowUnlimitedContractSize",
     },
     "<=6": {
+        "host": "--host",
         "port": "--port",
         "gas_limit": "--gasLimit",
         "accounts": "--accounts",
@@ -166,6 +168,7 @@ def _validate_cmd_settings(cmd_settings: dict) -> dict:
     ganache_keys = set(k for f in CLI_FLAGS.values() for k in f.keys())
 
     CMD_TYPES = {
+        "host": str,
         "port": int,
         "gas_limit": int,
         "block_time": int,