diff --git a/crates/console-host/src/main.rs b/crates/console-host/src/main.rs
index ff1e5287..684d937d 100644
--- a/crates/console-host/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/console-host/src/main.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ struct Args {
         long,
         value_name = "rpc-server",
         help = "RPC server address",
-        default_value = "tcp://0.0.0.0:7899"
+        default_value = "ipc:///tmp/moor_rpc.sock"
     )]
     rpc_server: String,
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ struct Args {
         long,
         value_name = "narrative-server",
         help = "Narrative server address",
-        default_value = "tcp://0.0.0.0:7898"
+        default_value = "ipc:///tmp/moor_narrative.sock"
     )]
     narrative_server: String,
 
diff --git a/crates/daemon/src/main.rs b/crates/daemon/src/main.rs
index 784fa132..6693e4f9 100644
--- a/crates/daemon/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/daemon/src/main.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ struct Args {
         long,
         value_name = "rpc-listen",
         help = "RPC server address",
-        default_value = "tcp://0.0.0.0:7899"
+        default_value = "ipc:///tmp/moor_rpc.sock"
     )]
     rpc_listen: String,
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ struct Args {
         long,
         value_name = "narrative-listen",
         help = "Narrative server address",
-        default_value = "tcp://0.0.0.0:7898"
+        default_value = "ipc:///tmp/moor_narrative.sock"
     )]
     narrative_listen: String,
 
diff --git a/crates/telnet-host/src/main.rs b/crates/telnet-host/src/main.rs
index 9b3a58c0..4a8f32f6 100644
--- a/crates/telnet-host/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/telnet-host/src/main.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ struct Args {
         long,
         value_name = "rpc-server",
         help = "RPC server address",
-        default_value = "tcp://0.0.0.0:7899"
+        default_value = "ipc:///tmp/moor_rpc.sock"
     )]
     rpc_server: String,
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ struct Args {
         long,
         value_name = "narrative-server",
         help = "Narrative server address",
-        default_value = "tcp://0.0.0.0:7898"
+        default_value = "ipc:///tmp/moor_narrative.sock"
     )]
     narrative_server: String,
 
diff --git a/crates/web-host/src/main.rs b/crates/web-host/src/main.rs
index 5ca5d2e2..ffe72e84 100644
--- a/crates/web-host/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/web-host/src/main.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ struct Args {
         long,
         value_name = "rpc-server",
         help = "RPC server address",
-        default_value = "tcp://0.0.0.0:7899"
+        default_value = "ipc:///tmp/moor_rpc.sock"
     )]
     rpc_server: String,
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ struct Args {
         long,
         value_name = "narrative-server",
         help = "Narrative server address",
-        default_value = "tcp://0.0.0.0:7898"
+        default_value = "ipc:///tmp/moor_narrative.sock"
     )]
     narrative_server: String,
 }