diff --git a/jester.nim b/jester.nim
index 5c5379f..c193b2d 100644
--- a/jester.nim
+++ b/jester.nim
@@ -522,12 +522,21 @@ proc serve*(
                    [$self.settings.port, self.settings.appName])
 
   var jes = self
+  let domain = block:
+    if self.settings.bindAddr != "":
+      let ip = self.settings.bindAddr.parseIpAddress()
+      if ip.family == IPv4:
+        AF_INET
+      else:
+        AF_INET6
+    else:
+      AF_INET
   when useHttpBeast:
     run(
       proc (req: httpbeast.Request): Future[void] =
          {.gcsafe.}:
           result = handleRequest(jes, req),
-      httpbeast.initSettings(self.settings.port, self.settings.bindAddr, self.settings.numThreads)
+      httpbeast.initSettings(self.settings.port, self.settings.bindAddr, self.settings.numThreads, domain)
     )
   else:
     self.httpServer = newAsyncHttpServer(reusePort=self.settings.reusePort)
@@ -535,7 +544,7 @@ proc serve*(
       self.settings.port,
       proc (req: asynchttpserver.Request): Future[void] {.gcsafe, closure.} =
         result = handleRequest(jes, req),
-      self.settings.bindAddr)
+      self.settings.bindAddr, domain = domain)
     if not self.settings.futureErrorHandler.isNil:
       serveFut.callback = self.settings.futureErrorHandler
     else:
diff --git a/jester/request.nim b/jester/request.nim
index 9a1a83c..249dc2a 100644
--- a/jester/request.nim
+++ b/jester/request.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import uri, cgi, tables, logging, strutils, re, options
 
-import jester/private/utils
+import private/utils
 
 when useHttpBeast:
   import httpbeast except Settings