diff --git a/solara/__main__.py b/solara/__main__.py
index ff8a4edb5..02aa7a4a6 100644
--- a/solara/__main__.py
+++ b/solara/__main__.py
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ def open_browser():
 
     if open:
         threading.Thread(target=open_browser, daemon=True).start()
+
     rich.print(f"Solara server is starting at {url}")
 
     if log_level is not None:
diff --git a/solara/server/settings.py b/solara/server/settings.py
index 4a62a39e4..fdcbd3d09 100644
--- a/solara/server/settings.py
+++ b/solara/server/settings.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import uuid
 from enum import Enum
 from pathlib import Path
+import re
 from typing import Optional
 
 import pydantic
@@ -120,7 +121,9 @@ class Config:
 
 
 HOST_DEFAULT = os.environ.get("HOST", "localhost")
-if "arm64-apple-darwin" in HOST_DEFAULT:  # conda activate script
+is_mac_os_conda = "arm64-apple-darwin" in HOST_DEFAULT
+is_wsl_windows = re.match(r".*?-w1[0-9]", HOST_DEFAULT)
+if is_mac_os_conda or is_wsl_windows:
     HOST_DEFAULT = "localhost"