diff --git a/templates/client.my.cnf.j2 b/templates/client.my.cnf.j2
index c180d8c..c3c4e5c 100644
--- a/templates/client.my.cnf.j2
+++ b/templates/client.my.cnf.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
 
 [client]
-host={{ galera_address }}
+host={% if inventory_hostname in galera_cluster_members %}
+127.0.0.1
+{% else %}
+{{ galera_address }}
+{% endif %}
 user={{ galera_root_user }}
 password={{ galera_root_password }}
diff --git a/tests/inventory b/tests/inventory
index 68b2dac..2947119 100644
--- a/tests/inventory
+++ b/tests/inventory
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 [all]
 localhost
+
+[galera_all]