diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 852a6a430a..258a1d3128 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Create an `appsettings.Production.json` file next to `appsettings.json`. This wi
 
 - `Database:MySqlServerVersion`: The version of MySql/MariaDB the database resides on, can be left as null for attempted auto detection. Used by the MySQL/MariaDB provider for selection of [certain features](https://github.com/PomeloFoundation/Pomelo.EntityFrameworkCore.MySql/blob/2.1.1/src/EFCore.MySql/Storage/Internal/ServerVersion.cs) ignore at your own risk. A string in the form `<major>.<minor>.<patch>`
 
-- `Database:ConnectionString`: Connection string for your database. Click [here](https://www.developerfusion.com/tools/sql-connection-string/) for an SQL Server generator or see [here](https://www.connectionstrings.com/mysql/) for a MySQL guide.
+- `Database:ConnectionString`: Connection string for your database. Click [here](https://www.developerfusion.com/tools/sql-connection-string/) for an SQL Server generator or see [here](https://www.connectionstrings.com/mysql/) for a MySQL guide ([You should probably use '127.0.0.1' instead of 'localhost'](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19712307/mysql-localhost-127-0-0-1)).
 
 ### Database Configuration
 
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Models/MySqlDatabaseContext.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Models/MySqlDatabaseContext.cs
index 99657144aa..8c03b31ee0 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Models/MySqlDatabaseContext.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Models/MySqlDatabaseContext.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
+using MySql.Data.MySqlClient;
 using Pomelo.EntityFrameworkCore.MySql.Infrastructure;
 using System;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Configuration;
@@ -26,6 +27,12 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Models
 		protected override void OnConfiguring(DbContextOptionsBuilder options)
 		{
 			base.OnConfiguring(options);
+			var stringDeconstructor = new MySqlConnectionStringBuilder
+			{
+				ConnectionString = DatabaseConfiguration.ConnectionString
+			};
+			if (stringDeconstructor.Server == "localhost")
+				Logger.LogWarning("MariaDB/MySQL server address is set to 'localhost'! If there are connection issues, try setting it to '127.0.0.1'!");
 			if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(DatabaseConfiguration.MySqlServerVersion))
 				options.UseMySql(DatabaseConfiguration.ConnectionString, mySqlOptions => mySqlOptions.ServerVersion(Version.Parse(DatabaseConfiguration.MySqlServerVersion), DatabaseConfiguration.DatabaseType == DatabaseType.MariaDB ? ServerType.MariaDb : ServerType.MySql));
 			else