diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/local.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/local.py
index f1edb514b..7d538b8fd 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/local.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/local.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ INTERNAL_IPS = ["127.0.0.1", "10.0.2.2"]
 if env("USE_DOCKER") == "yes":
     import socket
 
-    hostname, _, ips = socket.gethostbyname_ex(socket.gethostname())
+    hostname, _, ips = socket.gethostbyname_ex("host.docker.internal")
     INTERNAL_IPS += [".".join(ip.split(".")[:-1] + ["1"]) for ip in ips]
     {%- if cookiecutter.frontend_pipeline in ['Gulp', 'Webpack'] %}
     try: