diff --git a/easytier/src/common/config.rs b/easytier/src/common/config.rs
index 16eb8650..405fdc91 100644
--- a/easytier/src/common/config.rs
+++ b/easytier/src/common/config.rs
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ impl ConfigLoader for TomlConfigLoader {
         hostname.unwrap_or_else(|| {
             sanitize(
                 hostname::get()
-                    .unwrap_or_default()
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|_| "localhost".into())
                     .to_string_lossy()
                     .as_ref(),
             )
diff --git a/easytier/src/web_client/mod.rs b/easytier/src/web_client/mod.rs
index 50681478..5a61aaa7 100644
--- a/easytier/src/web_client/mod.rs
+++ b/easytier/src/web_client/mod.rs
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ pub async fn run_web_client(
     global_ctx.set_flags(flags);
     let hostname = hostname.unwrap_or_else(|| {
         hostname::get()
-            .unwrap_or_default()
+            .unwrap_or_else(|_| "localhost".into())
             .to_string_lossy()
             .into_owned()
     });