diff --git a/beets/player/bpd.py b/beets/player/bpd.py
index 762d175b8..b4d4b6277 100755
--- a/beets/player/bpd.py
+++ b/beets/player/bpd.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class Server(object):
     This is a generic superclass and doesn't support many commands.
     """
     
-    def __init__(self, host, port=DEFAULT_PORT):
+    def __init__(self, host='', port=DEFAULT_PORT):
         """Create a new server bound to address `host` and listening
         on port `port`.
         """
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ class BGServer(Server):
     library.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, library, host='127.0.0.1', port=DEFAULT_PORT):
+    def __init__(self, library, host='', port=DEFAULT_PORT):
         from beets.player.gstplayer import GstPlayer
         super(BGServer, self).__init__(host, port)
         self.lib = library
diff --git a/bts b/bts
index 1a5cae0c6..e257045ca 100755
--- a/bts
+++ b/bts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def read(lib, criteria):
     lib.save()
 
 def bpd(lib, opts):
-    host = opts.pop(0) if opts else '127.0.0.1'
+    host = opts.pop(0) if opts else ''
     port = int(opts.pop(0)) if opts else 6600
     
     import beets.player.bpd