diff --git a/etcdctl/command/util.go b/etcdctl/command/util.go
index e2aa66702..7ffb80554 100644
--- a/etcdctl/command/util.go
+++ b/etcdctl/command/util.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func getPeersFlagValue(c *cli.Context) []string {
 
 	// If we still don't have peers, use a default
 	if peerstr == "" {
-		peerstr = "127.0.0.1:4001"
+		peerstr = "127.0.0.1:4001,127.0.0.1:2379"
 	}
 
 	return strings.Split(peerstr, ",")