diff --git a/electron/main.cjs b/electron/main.cjs
index d7c0f05..1273f91 100644
--- a/electron/main.cjs
+++ b/electron/main.cjs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function createWindow() {
   })
 
   if (isDev) {
-    win.loadURL('http://localhost:5173')
+    win.loadURL('http://127.0.0.1:5173')
     win.webContents.openDevTools()
   } else {
     win.loadFile(path.join(__dirname, '../dist/index.html'))
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fae472b..4d11ccf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "dev": "vite",
     "build": "vite build",
     "preview": "vite preview",
-    "electron:dev": "concurrently -k \"vite\" \"wait-on http://localhost:5173 && electron .\"",
+    "electron:dev": "concurrently -k \"vite\" \"wait-on http://127.0.0.1:5173 && electron .\"",
     "electron:build": "vite build && electron-builder",
     "electron:build:win": "vite build && electron-builder --win --publish never",
     "electron:build:mac": "vite build && electron-builder --mac --publish never",
diff --git a/vite.config.js b/vite.config.js
index beb4b29..39e3646 100644
--- a/vite.config.js
+++ b/vite.config.js
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [react(), tailwindcss()],
   base: './',   // relative paths so Electron can load files from disk
   server: {
+    // Explicit IPv4 bind: with plain `localhost`, node ≥17 can bind ::1 only,
+    // which browsers/wait-on may fail to reach (seen on Windows + node 24).
+    host: '127.0.0.1',
     port: 5173,
   },
   build: {