diff --git a/tests/dictserver.py b/tests/dictserver.py
index a41a8a0d6..2d1b5a3b6 100755
--- a/tests/dictserver.py
+++ b/tests/dictserver.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def dictserver(options):
         with open(options.pidfile, "w") as f:
             f.write("{0}".format(pid))
 
-    local_bind = (HOST, options.port)
+    local_bind = (options.host, options.port)
     log.info("[DICT] Listening on %s", local_bind)
 
     # Need to set the allow_reuse on the class, not on the instance.
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ def get_options():
 
     parser.add_argument("--port", action="store", default=9016,
                         type=int, help="port to listen on")
+    parser.add_argument("--host", action="store", default=HOST,
+                        help="host to listen on")
     parser.add_argument("--verbose", action="store", type=int, default=0,
                         help="verbose output")
     parser.add_argument("--pidfile", action="store",
diff --git a/tests/runtests.pl b/tests/runtests.pl
index e7ea11c46..9413f0d41 100755
--- a/tests/runtests.pl
+++ b/tests/runtests.pl
@@ -2203,7 +2203,8 @@ sub rundictserver {
     $flags .= "--verbose 1 " if($debugprotocol);
     $flags .= "--pidfile \"$pidfile\" --logfile \"$logfile\" ";
     $flags .= "--id $idnum " if($idnum > 1);
-    $flags .= "--port $port --srcdir \"$srcdir\"";
+    $flags .= "--port $port --srcdir \"$srcdir\" ";
+    $flags .= "--host $HOSTIP";
 
     my $cmd = "$srcdir/dictserver.py $flags";
     my ($dictpid, $pid2) = startnew($cmd, $pidfile, 15, 0);
@@ -2279,7 +2280,8 @@ sub runsmbserver {
     $flags .= "--verbose 1 " if($debugprotocol);
     $flags .= "--pidfile \"$pidfile\" --logfile \"$logfile\" ";
     $flags .= "--id $idnum " if($idnum > 1);
-    $flags .= "--port $port --srcdir \"$srcdir\"";
+    $flags .= "--port $port --srcdir \"$srcdir\" ";
+    $flags .= "--host $HOSTIP";
 
     my $cmd = "$srcdir/smbserver.py $flags";
     my ($smbpid, $pid2) = startnew($cmd, $pidfile, 15, 0);
diff --git a/tests/smbserver.py b/tests/smbserver.py
index 195ae395b..474e0612b 100755
--- a/tests/smbserver.py
+++ b/tests/smbserver.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def smbserver(options):
 
     test_data_dir = os.path.join(options.srcdir, "data")
 
-    smb_server = TestSmbServer(("127.0.0.1", options.port),
+    smb_server = TestSmbServer((options.host, options.port),
                                config_parser=smb_config,
                                test_data_directory=test_data_dir)
     log.info("[SMB] setting up SMB server on port %s", options.port)
@@ -312,6 +312,8 @@ def get_options():
 
     parser.add_argument("--port", action="store", default=9017,
                       type=int, help="port to listen on")
+    parser.add_argument("--host", action="store", default="127.0.0.1",
+                      help="host to listen on")
     parser.add_argument("--verbose", action="store", type=int, default=0,
                         help="verbose output")
     parser.add_argument("--pidfile", action="store",