diff --git a/libjsqrc/setup.js b/libjsqrc/setup.js
index 59607fbde..78ca2ffad 100644
--- a/libjsqrc/setup.js
+++ b/libjsqrc/setup.js
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
  */
 
 var web3 = require('web3');
-web3.setProvider(new web3.providers.HttpProvider());
+web3.setProvider(new web3.providers.HttpProvider("http://localhost:8080"));