diff --git a/portainer_agent/config.yaml b/portainer_agent/config.yaml
index 63c71056e..474e1c202 100644
--- a/portainer_agent/config.yaml
+++ b/portainer_agent/config.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ map:
 name: Portainer Agent
 options:
   env_vars: []
+  PORTAINER_AGENT_ARGS: "server_addr=127.0.0.1"
 ports:
   80/tcp: null
   9001/tcp: 9001