diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/security/qa/service-account/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/service/ServiceAccountIT.java b/x-pack/plugin/security/qa/service-account/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/service/ServiceAccountIT.java
index 7732a5fa1e935..4a68fdd53c90e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/security/qa/service-account/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/service/ServiceAccountIT.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/security/qa/service-account/src/javaRestTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/service/ServiceAccountIT.java
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ public class ServiceAccountIT extends ESRestTestCase {
     public static ElasticsearchCluster cluster = ElasticsearchCluster.local()
         .nodes(2)
         .module("analysis-common")
+        .setting("http.host", "localhost")
         .setting("xpack.license.self_generated.type", "trial")
         .setting("xpack.security.enabled", "true")
         .setting("xpack.security.authc.token.enabled", "true")