diff --git a/client-programs/pkg/cmd/docker_workshop_deploy_cmd.go b/client-programs/pkg/cmd/docker_workshop_deploy_cmd.go
index 9dfde5bf..4337e5d2 100644
--- a/client-programs/pkg/cmd/docker_workshop_deploy_cmd.go
+++ b/client-programs/pkg/cmd/docker_workshop_deploy_cmd.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func (o *DockerWorkshopDeployOptions) Run(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 		return errors.New("this workshop is already running")
 	}
 
-	if o.Repository == "localhost" {
+	if o.Repository == "localhost:5001" {
 		err = registry.DeployRegistry()
 
 		if err != nil {
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ func (p *ProjectInfo) NewDockerWorkshopDeployCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	c.Flags().StringVar(
 		&o.Repository,
 		"repository",
-		"localhost",
+		"localhost:5001",
 		"the address of the image repository",
 	)
 	c.Flags().BoolVar(
diff --git a/client-programs/pkg/cmd/workshop_publish_cmd.go b/client-programs/pkg/cmd/workshop_publish_cmd.go
index 67ec964a..ca942894 100644
--- a/client-programs/pkg/cmd/workshop_publish_cmd.go
+++ b/client-programs/pkg/cmd/workshop_publish_cmd.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (p *ProjectInfo) NewWorkshopPublishCmd() *cobra.Command {
 				return errors.New("workshop directory does not exist or path is not a directory")
 			}
 
-			if o.Repository == "localhost" {
+			if o.Repository == "localhost:5001" {
 				err = registry.DeployRegistry()
 
 				if err != nil {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (p *ProjectInfo) NewWorkshopPublishCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	c.Flags().StringVar(
 		&o.Repository,
 		"repository",
-		"localhost",
+		"localhost:5001",
 		"the address of the image repository",
 	)