diff --git a/src/control_backend/core/config.py b/src/control_backend/core/config.py
index 34032ba..736e939 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/core/config.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/core/config.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class ZMQSettings(BaseModel):
 
 
 class AgentSettings(BaseModel):
-    host: str = "xmpp.twirre.dev"    
+    host: str = "localhost"    
     bdi_core_agent_name: str = "bdi_core"
     belief_collector_agent_name: str = "belief_collector"
     vad_agent_name: str = "vad_agent"