diff --git a/install/cassandra-install.sh b/install/cassandra-install.sh
index 28d0b5e0..e4128702 100644
--- a/install/cassandra-install.sh
+++ b/install/cassandra-install.sh
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ ssl_storage_port: 7001
 #
 # Setting listen_address to 0.0.0.0 is always wrong.
 #
-listen_address: 
+listen_address: localhost
 
 # Set listen_address OR listen_interface, not both. Interfaces must correspond
 # to a single address, IP aliasing is not supported.