diff --git a/plugins/remote.py b/plugins/remote.py
index 23dd86a2..49b20ead 100644
--- a/plugins/remote.py
+++ b/plugins/remote.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def start_server():
 	# Set up a socket
 	server = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
 	try:
-		server.bind(("localhost", 4242))
+		server.bind((socket.gethostname(), 4242))
 	except:
 		print "Could not open port 4242"
 	server.listen(5)