diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
index d4374b8..e54128e 100644
--- a/.envrc
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ layout_postgres() {
     export PGHOST="$PGDATA"
     if [[ ! -d "$PGDATA" ]]; then
         initdb
-        echo -e "listen_addresses = ''\nunix_socket_directories = '$PGHOST'" >> "$PGDATA/postgresql.conf"
+        echo -e "listen_addresses = 'localhost'\nunix_socket_directories = '$PGHOST'" >> "$PGDATA/postgresql.conf"
         echo "CREATE DATABASE $USER;" | postgres --single -E postgres
     fi
 }