diff --git a/.github/workflows/hosted_runners.yml b/.github/workflows/hosted_runners.yml
index 7328f2fd84b..361355159b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hosted_runners.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hosted_runners.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - 'master'
       - 'main'
+      - 'stefano/test/skip-dns-http-server'
 
     tags:
       - '*'
diff --git a/tools/tests/test_http_server.py b/tools/tests/test_http_server.py
index e77f53b4e70..8f619490d30 100755
--- a/tools/tests/test_http_server.py
+++ b/tools/tests/test_http_server.py
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ def run_http_server(bind_port=80, **kwargs):
 
     reset_timeout()
 
-    httpd = HTTPServer(("localhost", bind_port), RealSimpleHandler)
+    httpd = HTTPServer(("127.0.0.1", bind_port), RealSimpleHandler)
     if ARGS["tls"]:
         context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
         context.load_cert_chain(certfile=ARGS["cert"], keyfile=ARGS["key"])