diff --git a/compute_endpoint/globus_compute_endpoint/engines/high_throughput/zmq_pipes.py b/compute_endpoint/globus_compute_endpoint/engines/high_throughput/zmq_pipes.py
index ff493337a..24909a5c8 100644
--- a/compute_endpoint/globus_compute_endpoint/engines/high_throughput/zmq_pipes.py
+++ b/compute_endpoint/globus_compute_endpoint/engines/high_throughput/zmq_pipes.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ def _zmq_create_socket_port(context: zmq.Context, ip_address: str | int, port_ra
     # May not work until Parsl is updated?
     # sock.setsockopt(zmq.IPV6, True)
 
+    sock.setsockopt(zmq.IPV6, True)
     port = sock.bind_to_random_port(
         f"tcp://{_zmq_canonicalize_address(ip_address)}",
         min_port=port_range[0],