diff --git a/stackalytics/dashboard/config.py b/stackalytics/dashboard/config.py
index 3852c1153..12c4e6750 100644
--- a/stackalytics/dashboard/config.py
+++ b/stackalytics/dashboard/config.py
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ from oslo_config import cfg
 
 
 DASHBOARD_OPTS = [
-    cfg.StrOpt('listen-host', default='127.0.0.1',
-               help='The address dashboard listens on'),
+    cfg.HostAddressOpt('listen-host', default='127.0.0.1',
+                       help='The address dashboard listens on'),
     cfg.IntOpt('listen-port', default=8080,
                help='The port dashboard listens on'),
     cfg.StrOpt('default-metric', default='marks',