diff --git a/openerp/tests/common.py b/openerp/tests/common.py
index 6bef7384f0d..932c88ae41a 100644
--- a/openerp/tests/common.py
+++ b/openerp/tests/common.py
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class HttpCase(TransactionCase):
 
     def url_open(self, url, data=None, timeout=10):
         if url.startswith('/'):
-            url = "http://localhost:%s%s" % (PORT, url)
+            url = "http://%s:%s%s" % (HOST, PORT, url)
         return self.opener.open(url, data, timeout)
 
     def authenticate(self, user, password):
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ class HttpCase(TransactionCase):
     def phantom_run(self, cmd, timeout):
         _logger.info('phantom_run executing %s', ' '.join(cmd))
 
-        ls_glob = os.path.expanduser('~/.qws/share/data/Ofi Labs/PhantomJS/http_localhost_%s.*'%PORT)
+        ls_glob = os.path.expanduser('~/.qws/share/data/Ofi Labs/PhantomJS/http_%s_%s.*' % (HOST, PORT))
         for i in glob.glob(ls_glob):
             _logger.info('phantomjs unlink localstorage %s', i)
             os.unlink(i)
diff --git a/openerp/tests/phantomtest.js b/openerp/tests/phantomtest.js
index 51dfb721263..1654ee3871f 100644
--- a/openerp/tests/phantomtest.js
+++ b/openerp/tests/phantomtest.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // jshint evil: true, loopfunc: true
 
 var system = require('system');
+var HOST = '127.0.0.1';
 
 function waitFor (condition, callback, timeout, timeoutMessageCallback) {
     timeout = timeout || 10000;
@@ -24,14 +25,14 @@ function PhantomTest() {
     this.options = JSON.parse(system.args[system.args.length-1]);
     this.inject = this.options.inject || [];
     this.timeout = this.options.timeout ? Math.round(parseFloat(this.options.timeout)*1000 - 5000) : 10000;
-    this.origin = 'http://localhost';
+    this.origin = 'http://' + HOST;
     this.origin += this.options.port ? ':' + this.options.port : '';
 
     // ----------------------------------------------------
     // configure phantom and page
     // ----------------------------------------------------
     phantom.addCookie({
-        'domain': 'localhost',
+        'domain': HOST,
         'name': 'session_id',
         'value': this.options.session_id,
     });