diff --git a/lib/apache b/lib/apache
index f29c7ea..02827d1 100644
--- a/lib/apache
+++ b/lib/apache
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
 APACHE_USER=${APACHE_USER:-$STACK_USER}
 APACHE_GROUP=${APACHE_GROUP:-$(id -gn $APACHE_USER)}
 
+APACHE_LOCAL_HOST=$SERVICE_LOCAL_HOST
+if [[ "$SERVICE_IP_VERSION" == 6 ]]; then
+    APACHE_LOCAL_HOST=[$APACHE_LOCAL_HOST]
+fi
+
 
 # Set up apache name and configuration directory
 # Note that APACHE_CONF_DIR is really more accurately apache's vhost
@@ -323,7 +328,7 @@
     rm -rf $file
     iniset "$file" uwsgi wsgi-file "$wsgi"
     port=$(get_random_port)
-    iniset "$file" uwsgi http-socket "127.0.0.1:$port"
+    iniset "$file" uwsgi http-socket "$APACHE_LOCAL_HOST:$port"
     iniset "$file" uwsgi processes $API_WORKERS
     # This is running standalone
     iniset "$file" uwsgi master true
@@ -359,7 +364,7 @@
     apache_conf=$(apache_site_config_for $name)
     echo "KeepAlive Off" | sudo tee $apache_conf
     echo "SetEnv proxy-sendchunked 1" | sudo tee -a $apache_conf
-    echo "ProxyPass \"${url}\" \"http://127.0.0.1:$port\" retry=0 " | sudo tee -a $apache_conf
+    echo "ProxyPass \"${url}\" \"http://$APACHE_LOCAL_HOST:$port\" retry=0 " | sudo tee -a $apache_conf
     enable_apache_site $name
     restart_apache_server
 }
diff --git a/lib/databases/mysql b/lib/databases/mysql
index 30e4b7c..0f45273 100644
--- a/lib/databases/mysql
+++ b/lib/databases/mysql
@@ -86,10 +86,16 @@
         exit_distro_not_supported "mysql configuration"
     fi
 
-    # Start mysql-server
+    # Change bind-address from localhost (127.0.0.1) to any (::)
+    iniset -sudo $my_conf mysqld bind-address "$(ipv6_unquote $SERVICE_LISTEN_ADDRESS)"
+
+    # (Re)Start mysql-server
     if is_fedora || is_suse; then
         # service is not started by default
         start_service $MYSQL_SERVICE_NAME
+    elif is_ubuntu; then
+        # required since bind-address could have changed above
+        restart_service $MYSQL_SERVICE_NAME
     fi
 
     # Set the root password - only works the first time. For Ubuntu, we already
@@ -102,7 +108,7 @@
     if is_ubuntu && [ "$MYSQL_SERVICE_NAME" == "mariadb" ]; then
         local cmd_args="-uroot -p$DATABASE_PASSWORD "
     else
-        local cmd_args="-uroot -p$DATABASE_PASSWORD -h127.0.0.1 "
+        local cmd_args="-uroot -p$DATABASE_PASSWORD -h$SERVICE_LOCAL_HOST "
     fi
 
     # In mariadb e.g. on Ubuntu socket plugin is used for authentication
@@ -119,9 +125,7 @@
 
     # Now update ``my.cnf`` for some local needs and restart the mysql service
 
-    # Change bind-address from localhost (127.0.0.1) to any (::) and
-    # set default db type to InnoDB
-    iniset -sudo $my_conf mysqld bind-address "$(ipv6_unquote $SERVICE_LISTEN_ADDRESS)"
+    # Set default db type to InnoDB
     iniset -sudo $my_conf mysqld sql_mode TRADITIONAL
     iniset -sudo $my_conf mysqld default-storage-engine InnoDB
     iniset -sudo $my_conf mysqld max_connections 1024