diff --git a/lnd-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/lnd/rpc/config/LndConfig.scala b/lnd-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/lnd/rpc/config/LndConfig.scala
index e566aaf409..c70f89f70e 100644
--- a/lnd-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/lnd/rpc/config/LndConfig.scala
+++ b/lnd-rpc/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/lnd/rpc/config/LndConfig.scala
@@ -101,11 +101,20 @@ case class LndConfig(private[bitcoins] val lines: Seq[String], datadir: File)
     else "http://" + baseUrl
   })
 
-  lazy val rpcBinding: URI = new URI({
-    val baseUrl = getValue("rpclisten").getOrElse("127.0.0.1:10009")
-    if (baseUrl.startsWith("http")) baseUrl
-    else "http://" + baseUrl
-  })
+  lazy val rpcBinding: URI = {
+    val uri = new URI({
+      val baseUrl = getValue("rpclisten").getOrElse("127.0.0.1:10009")
+      if (baseUrl.startsWith("http")) baseUrl
+      else "http://" + baseUrl
+    })
+
+    // if our local lnd is bound to 0.0.0.0
+    // then we can just make requests to localhost
+    if (uri.getHost == "0.0.0.0") {
+      logger.warn("lnd rpc is bound to 0.0.0.0, using localhost instead")
+      new URI(s"http://127.0.0.1:${uri.getPort}")
+    } else uri
+  }
 
   lazy val restBinding: URI = new URI({
     val baseUrl = getValue("restlisten").getOrElse("127.0.0.1:8080")
diff --git a/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/lnd/LndRpcTestUtil.scala b/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/lnd/LndRpcTestUtil.scala
index bff5a2fd9d..a5f9a00457 100644
--- a/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/lnd/LndRpcTestUtil.scala
+++ b/testkit/src/main/scala/org/bitcoins/testkit/lnd/LndRpcTestUtil.scala
@@ -79,7 +79,12 @@ trait LndRpcTestUtil extends Logging {
        |historicalsyncinterval=1s
        |trickledelay=1000
        |listen=127.0.0.1:$port
-       |rpclisten=127.0.0.1:$rpcPort
+       |
+       |# allow requests from docker containers
+       |tlsextradomain=host.docker.internal
+       |tlsextradomain=host-gateway
+       |rpclisten=0.0.0.0:$rpcPort
+       |
        |externalip=127.0.0.1
        |maxpendingchannels=10
        |bitcoind.rpcuser = ${bitcoindInstance.authCredentials