diff --git a/searx/settings.yml b/searx/settings.yml
index 03d895363..31bde02af 100644
--- a/searx/settings.yml
+++ b/searx/settings.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 server:
     port : 8888
+    bind_address : "127.0.0.1" # address to listen on
     secret_key : "ultrasecretkey" # change this!
     debug : False # Debug mode, only for development
     request_timeout : 2.0 # seconds
diff --git a/searx/settings_robot.yml b/searx/settings_robot.yml
index c6fe2282f..36907e6eb 100644
--- a/searx/settings_robot.yml
+++ b/searx/settings_robot.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 server:
     port : 11111
+    bind_address : 127.0.0.1
     secret_key : "ultrasecretkey" # change this!
     debug : False
     request_timeout : 3.0 # seconds
diff --git a/searx/webapp.py b/searx/webapp.py
index fb7157b47..d45d01ecc 100644
--- a/searx/webapp.py
+++ b/searx/webapp.py
@@ -777,7 +777,8 @@ def run():
     app.run(
         debug=settings['server']['debug'],
         use_debugger=settings['server']['debug'],
-        port=settings['server']['port']
+        port=settings['server']['port'],
+        host=settings['server']['bind_address']
     )