diff --git a/prog/weaver/main.go b/prog/weaver/main.go
index 0ff8ffd9..2c1914d1 100644
--- a/prog/weaver/main.go
+++ b/prog/weaver/main.go
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	mflag.BoolVar(&justVersion, []string{"#version", "-version"}, false, "print version and exit")
+	mflag.StringVar(&config.Host, []string{"-host"}, "", "router host")
 	mflag.IntVar(&config.Port, []string{"#port", "-port"}, mesh.Port, "router port")
 	mflag.IntVar(&protocolMinVersion, []string{"-min-protocol-version"}, mesh.ProtocolMinVersion, "minimum weave protocol version")
 	mflag.StringVar(&ifaceName, []string{"#iface", "-iface"}, "", "name of interface to capture/inject from (disabled if blank)")
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ func main() {
 		networkConfig.PacketLogging = nopPacketLogging{}
 	}
 
-	overlay, bridge := createOverlay(datapathName, ifaceName, config.Port, bufSzMB)
+	overlay, bridge := createOverlay(datapathName, ifaceName, config.Host, config.Port, bufSzMB)
 	networkConfig.Bridge = bridge
 
 	name := peerName(routerName, bridge.Interface())
@@ -272,7 +273,7 @@ func (nopPacketLogging) LogPacket(string, weave.PacketKey) {
 func (nopPacketLogging) LogForwardPacket(string, weave.ForwardPacketKey) {
 }
 
-func createOverlay(datapathName string, ifaceName string, port int, bufSzMB int) (weave.NetworkOverlay, weave.Bridge) {
+func createOverlay(datapathName string, ifaceName string, host string, port int, bufSzMB int) (weave.NetworkOverlay, weave.Bridge) {
 	overlay := weave.NewOverlaySwitch()
 	var bridge weave.Bridge
 	switch {
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ func createOverlay(datapathName string, ifaceName string, port int, bufSzMB int)
 	default:
 		bridge = weave.NullBridge{}
 	}
-	sleeve := weave.NewSleeveOverlay(port)
+	sleeve := weave.NewSleeveOverlay(host, port)
 	overlay.Add("sleeve", sleeve)
 	overlay.SetCompatOverlay(sleeve)
 	return overlay, bridge
diff --git a/router/sleeve.go b/router/sleeve.go
index 7b1227c7..29bbc910 100644
--- a/router/sleeve.go
+++ b/router/sleeve.go
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 type SleeveOverlay struct {
+	host      string
 	localPort int
 
 	// These fields are set in StartConsumingPackets, and not
@@ -76,12 +77,12 @@ type SleeveOverlay struct {
 	forwarders map[mesh.PeerName]*sleeveForwarder
 }
 
-func NewSleeveOverlay(localPort int) NetworkOverlay {
-	return &SleeveOverlay{localPort: localPort}
+func NewSleeveOverlay(host string, localPort int) NetworkOverlay {
+	return &SleeveOverlay{host: host, localPort: localPort}
 }
 
 func (sleeve *SleeveOverlay) StartConsumingPackets(localPeer *mesh.Peer, peers *mesh.Peers, consumer OverlayConsumer) error {
-	localAddr, err := net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp4", fmt.Sprint(":", sleeve.localPort))
+	localAddr, err := net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp4", fmt.Sprint(sleeve.host, ":", sleeve.localPort))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/weaveworks/mesh b/vendor/github.com/weaveworks/mesh
index e23da82f..9af1d5f8 160000
--- a/vendor/github.com/weaveworks/mesh
+++ b/vendor/github.com/weaveworks/mesh
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit e23da82f319954cc0e146699b519f9aa0edc5b94
+Subproject commit 9af1d5f8b1dd29cc2c70fb7cbdd7d32b6465c34d