diff --git a/zuul/cmd/server.py b/zuul/cmd/server.py
index 832eae412f..a3a23adb1c 100755
--- a/zuul/cmd/server.py
+++ b/zuul/cmd/server.py
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ class Server(zuul.cmd.ZuulApp):
             statsd_host = os.environ.get('STATSD_HOST')
             statsd_port = int(os.environ.get('STATSD_PORT', 8125))
             gear.Server(4730,
+                        host=self.config.get('gearman', 'server'),
                         statsd_host=statsd_host,
                         statsd_port=statsd_port,
                         statsd_prefix='zuul.geard')