diff --git a/pyzeebe/channel/utils.py b/pyzeebe/channel/utils.py
index b7df275e..fcea921d 100644
--- a/pyzeebe/channel/utils.py
+++ b/pyzeebe/channel/utils.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import os
 from typing import Optional
 
-DEFAULT_HOSTNAME = "localhost"
-DEFAULT_PORT = 26500
-DEFAULT_ADDRESS = f"{DEFAULT_HOSTNAME}:{DEFAULT_PORT}"
+DEFAULT_ZEEBE_ADDRESS = "localhost:26500"
 
 
 def create_address(
@@ -11,4 +9,4 @@ def create_address(
 ) -> str:
     if grpc_address:
         return grpc_address
-    return os.getenv("ZEEBE_ADDRESS", DEFAULT_ADDRESS)
+    return os.getenv("ZEEBE_ADDRESS", DEFAULT_ZEEBE_ADDRESS)
diff --git a/tests/unit/channel/insecure_channel_test.py b/tests/unit/channel/insecure_channel_test.py
index 9b35622f..e76fe6ae 100644
--- a/tests/unit/channel/insecure_channel_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/channel/insecure_channel_test.py
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
-from uuid import uuid4
 
 import grpc
 import pytest
 
 from pyzeebe import create_insecure_channel
 from pyzeebe.channel.channel_options import get_channel_options
-from pyzeebe.channel.utils import DEFAULT_HOSTNAME, DEFAULT_PORT, create_address
+from pyzeebe.channel.utils import create_address
 
 
 class TestCreateInsecureChannel:
diff --git a/tests/unit/channel/secure_channel_test.py b/tests/unit/channel/secure_channel_test.py
index 245161cd..181f5f80 100644
--- a/tests/unit/channel/secure_channel_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/channel/secure_channel_test.py
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
-from uuid import uuid4
 
 import grpc
 import pytest
 
 from pyzeebe import create_secure_channel
 from pyzeebe.channel.channel_options import get_channel_options
-from pyzeebe.channel.utils import DEFAULT_HOSTNAME, DEFAULT_PORT, create_address
+from pyzeebe.channel.utils import create_address
 
 
 class TestCreateSecureChannel:
diff --git a/tests/unit/channel/utils_test.py b/tests/unit/channel/utils_test.py
index cb73e3a4..f4d0a9ef 100644
--- a/tests/unit/channel/utils_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/channel/utils_test.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import os
 from uuid import uuid4
 
-from pyzeebe.channel.utils import DEFAULT_ADDRESS, create_address
+from pyzeebe.channel.utils import DEFAULT_ZEEBE_ADDRESS, create_address
 
 
 class TestCreateAddress:
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def test_returns_passed_address(self):
     def test_returns_default_address(self):
         address = create_address()
 
-        assert address == DEFAULT_ADDRESS
+        assert address == DEFAULT_ZEEBE_ADDRESS
 
     def test_returns_env_var_if_provided(self):
         zeebe_address = str(uuid4())