diff --git a/src/lightning/app/plugin/plugin.py b/src/lightning/app/plugin/plugin.py
index f3bacbc462..56a9a9fe19 100644
--- a/src/lightning/app/plugin/plugin.py
+++ b/src/lightning/app/plugin/plugin.py
@@ -201,8 +201,9 @@ async def _healthz() -> Dict[str, str]:
     return {"status": "ok"}
 
 
-def _start_plugin_server(host: str, port: int) -> None:
+def _start_plugin_server(port: int) -> None:
     """Start the plugin server which can be used to dispatch apps or run plugins."""
+
     fastapi_service = FastAPI()
 
     fastapi_service.add_middleware(
@@ -216,4 +217,9 @@ def _start_plugin_server(host: str, port: int) -> None:
     fastapi_service.post("/v1/runs")(_run_plugin)
     fastapi_service.get("/healthz", status_code=200)(_healthz)
 
-    uvicorn.run(app=fastapi_service, host=host, port=port, log_level="error")
+    uvicorn.run(
+        app=fastapi_service,
+        host="127.0.0.1",
+        port=port,
+        log_level="error",
+    )
diff --git a/tests/tests_app/plugin/test_plugin.py b/tests/tests_app/plugin/test_plugin.py
index 662b93cae4..a81acded8a 100644
--- a/tests/tests_app/plugin/test_plugin.py
+++ b/tests/tests_app/plugin/test_plugin.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def mock_plugin_server(mock_uvicorn) -> TestClient:
 
     mock_uvicorn.run.side_effect = create_test_client
 
-    _start_plugin_server("0.0.0.0", 8888)  # noqa: S104
+    _start_plugin_server(8888)
 
     return test_client["client"]