diff --git a/spoon/tests/database/SpoonDatabaseLargeDataSet.php b/spoon/tests/database/SpoonDatabaseLargeDataSet.php
index b77265b..f1ed3c4 100644
--- a/spoon/tests/database/SpoonDatabaseLargeDataSet.php
+++ b/spoon/tests/database/SpoonDatabaseLargeDataSet.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class SpoonDatabaseLargeDataSet extends TestCase
 	 */
 	public function setup()
 	{
-		$this->db = new SpoonDatabase('mysql', 'localhost', 'root', 'spoon', 'spoon_tests');
+		$this->db = new SpoonDatabase('mysql', '127.0.0.1', 'root', 'spoon', 'spoon_tests');
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/spoon/tests/database/SpoonDatabaseTest.php b/spoon/tests/database/SpoonDatabaseTest.php
index 49b9203..da53a0c 100644
--- a/spoon/tests/database/SpoonDatabaseTest.php
+++ b/spoon/tests/database/SpoonDatabaseTest.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class SpoonDatabaseTest extends TestCase
 	public function setup()
 	{
 		// create database object
-		$this->db = new SpoonDatabase('mysql', 'localhost', 'root', 'spoon', 'spoon_tests');
+		$this->db = new SpoonDatabase('mysql', '127.0.0.1', 'root', 'spoon', 'spoon_tests');
 	}
 
 	public function testExecute()