diff --git a/weed/command/filer.go b/weed/command/filer.go
index 534bd9e04..68edb8e69 100644
--- a/weed/command/filer.go
+++ b/weed/command/filer.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func init() {
 	f.masters = cmdFiler.Flag.String("master", "localhost:9333", "comma-separated master servers")
 	f.collection = cmdFiler.Flag.String("collection", "", "all data will be stored in this default collection")
 	f.ip = cmdFiler.Flag.String("ip", util.DetectedHostAddress(), "filer server http listen ip address")
-	f.bindIp = cmdFiler.Flag.String("ip.bind", "0.0.0.0", "ip address to bind to")
+	f.bindIp = cmdFiler.Flag.String("ip.bind", "", "ip address to bind to")
 	f.port = cmdFiler.Flag.Int("port", 8888, "filer server http listen port")
 	f.publicPort = cmdFiler.Flag.Int("port.readonly", 0, "readonly port opened to public")
 	f.defaultReplicaPlacement = cmdFiler.Flag.String("defaultReplicaPlacement", "", "default replication type. If not specified, use master setting.")
diff --git a/weed/command/master.go b/weed/command/master.go
index fb58cfefd..40d9b9a16 100644
--- a/weed/command/master.go
+++ b/weed/command/master.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func init() {
 	cmdMaster.Run = runMaster // break init cycle
 	m.port = cmdMaster.Flag.Int("port", 9333, "http listen port")
 	m.ip = cmdMaster.Flag.String("ip", util.DetectedHostAddress(), "master <ip>|<server> address")
-	m.ipBind = cmdMaster.Flag.String("ip.bind", "0.0.0.0", "ip address to bind to")
+	m.ipBind = cmdMaster.Flag.String("ip.bind", "", "ip address to bind to")
 	m.metaFolder = cmdMaster.Flag.String("mdir", os.TempDir(), "data directory to store meta data")
 	m.peers = cmdMaster.Flag.String("peers", "", "all master nodes in comma separated ip:port list, example: 127.0.0.1:9093,127.0.0.1:9094,127.0.0.1:9095")
 	m.volumeSizeLimitMB = cmdMaster.Flag.Uint("volumeSizeLimitMB", 30*1000, "Master stops directing writes to oversized volumes.")
diff --git a/weed/command/server.go b/weed/command/server.go
index a39802412..a9e1c94bb 100644
--- a/weed/command/server.go
+++ b/weed/command/server.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ var cmdServer = &Command{
 
 var (
 	serverIp                  = cmdServer.Flag.String("ip", util.DetectedHostAddress(), "ip or server name")
-	serverBindIp              = cmdServer.Flag.String("ip.bind", "0.0.0.0", "ip address to bind to")
+	serverBindIp              = cmdServer.Flag.String("ip.bind", "", "ip address to bind to")
 	serverTimeout             = cmdServer.Flag.Int("idleTimeout", 30, "connection idle seconds")
 	serverDataCenter          = cmdServer.Flag.String("dataCenter", "", "current volume server's data center name")
 	serverRack                = cmdServer.Flag.String("rack", "", "current volume server's rack name")
diff --git a/weed/command/volume.go b/weed/command/volume.go
index f49ece9dc..0e8224dbc 100644
--- a/weed/command/volume.go
+++ b/weed/command/volume.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func init() {
 	v.publicPort = cmdVolume.Flag.Int("port.public", 0, "port opened to public")
 	v.ip = cmdVolume.Flag.String("ip", util.DetectedHostAddress(), "ip or server name")
 	v.publicUrl = cmdVolume.Flag.String("publicUrl", "", "Publicly accessible address")
-	v.bindIp = cmdVolume.Flag.String("ip.bind", "0.0.0.0", "ip address to bind to")
+	v.bindIp = cmdVolume.Flag.String("ip.bind", "", "ip address to bind to")
 	v.masters = cmdVolume.Flag.String("mserver", "localhost:9333", "comma-separated master servers")
 	v.preStopSeconds = cmdVolume.Flag.Int("preStopSeconds", 10, "number of seconds between stop send heartbeats and stop volume server")
 	// v.pulseSeconds = cmdVolume.Flag.Int("pulseSeconds", 5, "number of seconds between heartbeats, must be smaller than or equal to the master's setting")