diff --git a/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/NetworkNodeProvider.java b/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/NetworkNodeProvider.java
index 5061ec7956e..7f6eba5be40 100644
--- a/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/NetworkNodeProvider.java
+++ b/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/NetworkNodeProvider.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public NetworkNodeProvider(NetworkProtoResolver networkProtoResolver,
                     password,
                     cookieFile,
                     useSafeCookieAuthentication);
-            networkNode = new TorNetworkNode(port, networkProtoResolver, streamIsolation, torMode, banFilter, maxConnections);
+            networkNode = new TorNetworkNode(port, networkProtoResolver, streamIsolation, torMode, banFilter, maxConnections, controlHost);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/TorNetworkNode.java b/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/TorNetworkNode.java
index 87c20d7873c..2815336e73e 100644
--- a/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/TorNetworkNode.java
+++ b/p2p/src/main/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/TorNetworkNode.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
 public class TorNetworkNode extends NetworkNode {
     private static final long SHUT_DOWN_TIMEOUT = 2;
 
+    private final String torControlHost;
+
     private HiddenServiceSocket hiddenServiceSocket;
     private Timer shutDownTimeoutTimer;
     private Tor tor;
@@ -70,10 +72,11 @@ public TorNetworkNode(int servicePort,
                           boolean useStreamIsolation,
                           TorMode torMode,
                           @Nullable BanFilter banFilter,
-                          int maxConnections) {
+                          int maxConnections, String torControlHost) {
         super(servicePort, networkProtoResolver, banFilter, maxConnections);
         this.torMode = torMode;
         this.streamIsolation = useStreamIsolation;
+        this.torControlHost = torControlHost;
 
         executor = SingleThreadExecutorUtils.getSingleThreadExecutor("StartTor");
     }
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ protected Socket createSocket(NodeAddress peerNodeAddress) throws IOException {
         checkArgument(peerNodeAddress.getHostName().endsWith(".onion"), "PeerAddress is not an onion address");
         // If streamId is null stream isolation gets deactivated.
         // Hidden services use stream isolation by default, so we pass null.
-        return new TorSocket(peerNodeAddress.getHostName(), peerNodeAddress.getPort(), null);
+        return new TorSocket(peerNodeAddress.getHostName(), peerNodeAddress.getPort(), torControlHost, null);
     }
 
     public Socks5Proxy getSocksProxy() {
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ public Socks5Proxy getSocksProxy() {
 
             if (socksProxy == null || streamIsolation) {
                 tor = Tor.getDefault();
-                socksProxy = tor != null ? tor.getProxy(stream) : null;
+                socksProxy = tor != null ? tor.getProxy(torControlHost, stream) : null;
             }
             return socksProxy;
         } catch (Throwable t) {
diff --git a/p2p/src/test/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/TorNetworkNodeTest.java b/p2p/src/test/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/TorNetworkNodeTest.java
index c75999b8ddc..d3a1ab6f94a 100644
--- a/p2p/src/test/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/TorNetworkNodeTest.java
+++ b/p2p/src/test/java/bisq/network/p2p/network/TorNetworkNodeTest.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public void testTorNodeBeforeSecondReady() throws InterruptedException, IOExcept
         latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
         int port = 9001;
         TorNetworkNode node1 = new TorNetworkNode(port, TestUtils.getNetworkProtoResolver(), false,
-                new NewTor(new File("torNode_" + port), null, "", this::getBridgeAddresses), null, 12);
+                new NewTor(new File("torNode_" + port), null, "", this::getBridgeAddresses), null, 12, "127.0.0.1");
         node1.start(new SetupListener() {
             @Override
             public void onTorNodeReady() {
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public void onRequestCustomBridges() {
         latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
         int port2 = 9002;
         TorNetworkNode node2 = new TorNetworkNode(port2, TestUtils.getNetworkProtoResolver(), false,
-                new NewTor(new File("torNode_" + port), null, "", this::getBridgeAddresses), null, 12);
+                new NewTor(new File("torNode_" + port), null, "", this::getBridgeAddresses), null, 12, "127.0.0.1");
         node2.start(new SetupListener() {
             @Override
             public void onTorNodeReady() {
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public void testTorNodeAfterBothReady() throws InterruptedException, IOException
         latch = new CountDownLatch(2);
         int port = 9001;
         TorNetworkNode node1 = new TorNetworkNode(port, TestUtils.getNetworkProtoResolver(), false,
-                new NewTor(new File("torNode_" + port), null, "", this::getBridgeAddresses), null, 12);
+                new NewTor(new File("torNode_" + port), null, "", this::getBridgeAddresses), null, 12, "127.0.0.1");
         node1.start(new SetupListener() {
             @Override
             public void onTorNodeReady() {
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ public void onRequestCustomBridges() {
 
         int port2 = 9002;
         TorNetworkNode node2 = new TorNetworkNode(port2, TestUtils.getNetworkProtoResolver(), false,
-                new NewTor(new File("torNode_" + port), null, "", this::getBridgeAddresses), null, 12);
+                new NewTor(new File("torNode_" + port), null, "", this::getBridgeAddresses), null, 12, "127.0.0.1");
         node2.start(new SetupListener() {
             @Override
             public void onTorNodeReady() {