allow --host without --port to make TCP connection

2 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index acf434b..eb37445 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-TBD
+1.23.1
+===
+
+Bug Fixes:
+----------
+* Allow `--host` without `--port` to make a TCP connection.
+
+1.23.0
 ===
 
 Features:
diff --git a/mycli/main.py b/mycli/main.py
index cbc1858..7c3c3d6 100755
--- a/mycli/main.py
+++ b/mycli/main.py
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ class MyCli(object):
 
         database = database or cnf['database']
         # Socket interface not supported for SSH connections
-        if (port and host) or (ssh_host and ssh_port):
+        if port or (host and host != 'localhost') or (ssh_host and ssh_port):
             socket = ''
         else:
             socket = socket or cnf['socket'] or guess_socket_location()