diff --git a/core/etc/portage/make.conf.CYCLE.1 b/core/etc/portage/make.conf.CYCLE.1
index bd1c47d..f48aa3f 100644
--- a/core/etc/portage/make.conf.CYCLE.1
+++ b/core/etc/portage/make.conf.CYCLE.1
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ USE="screencast"
 PORTDIR="/var/db/repos/gentoo"
 DISTDIR="/var/cache/distfiles"
 PKGDIR="/var/cache/binpkgs"
+PORTAGE_BINHOST="http://localhost"
diff --git a/core/etc/portage/make.conf.CYCLE.2 b/core/etc/portage/make.conf.CYCLE.2
index 948d171..6d6a78b 100644
--- a/core/etc/portage/make.conf.CYCLE.2
+++ b/core/etc/portage/make.conf.CYCLE.2
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ USE="screencast"
 PORTDIR="/var/db/repos/gentoo"
 DISTDIR="/var/cache/distfiles"
 PKGDIR="/var/cache/binpkgs"
+PORTAGE_BINHOST="http://localhost"
diff --git a/core/etc/portage/make.conf.CYCLE.3 b/core/etc/portage/make.conf.CYCLE.3
index 948d171..6d6a78b 100644
--- a/core/etc/portage/make.conf.CYCLE.3
+++ b/core/etc/portage/make.conf.CYCLE.3
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ USE="screencast"
 PORTDIR="/var/db/repos/gentoo"
 DISTDIR="/var/cache/distfiles"
 PKGDIR="/var/cache/binpkgs"
+PORTAGE_BINHOST="http://localhost"