diff --git a/src/wormhole/transit.py b/src/wormhole/transit.py
index 3b95d3c..a904be4 100644
--- a/src/wormhole/transit.py
+++ b/src/wormhole/transit.py
@@ -597,8 +597,14 @@ class Common:
         if self._no_listen or self._tor_manager:
             return ([], None)
         portnum = allocate_tcp_port()
+        addresses = ipaddrs.find_addresses()
+        non_loopback_addresses = [a for a in addresses if a != "127.0.0.1"]
+        if non_loopback_addresses:
+            # some test hosts, including the appveyor VMs, *only* have
+            # 127.0.0.1, and the tests will hang badly if we remove it.
+            addresses = non_loopback_addresses
         direct_hints = [DirectTCPV1Hint(six.u(addr), portnum)
-                        for addr in ipaddrs.find_addresses()]
+                        for addr in addresses]
         ep = endpoints.serverFromString(reactor, "tcp:%d" % portnum)
         return direct_hints, ep
 
@@ -612,11 +618,10 @@ class Common:
         hints = []
         direct_hints = yield self._get_direct_hints()
         for dh in direct_hints:
-            if dh.hostname != '127.0.0.1':
-                hints.append({u"type": u"direct-tcp-v1",
-                              u"hostname": dh.hostname,
-                              u"port": dh.port, # integer
-                              })
+            hints.append({u"type": u"direct-tcp-v1",
+                          u"hostname": dh.hostname,
+                          u"port": dh.port, # integer
+                          })
         for relay in self._transit_relays:
             rhint = {u"type": u"relay-v1", u"hints": []}
             for rh in relay.hints: