diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1c045c7..628d774 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ mongo:destroy <service> [-f|--force]               # delete the mongo service/da
 mongo:enter <service>                              # enter or run a command in a running mongo service container
 mongo:exists <service>                             # check if the mongo service exists
 mongo:export <service>                             # export a dump of the mongo service database
-mongo:expose <service> <ports...>                  # expose a mongo service on custom port if provided (random port otherwise)
+mongo:expose <service> <ports...>                  # expose a mongo service on custom host:port if provided (random port on the 0.0.0.0 interface if otherwise unspecified)
 mongo:import <service>                             # import a dump into the mongo service database
 mongo:info <service> [--single-info-flag]          # print the service information
 mongo:link <service> <app> [--link-flags...]       # link the mongo service to the app
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ You may also run a command directly against the service. Filesystem changes will
 dokku mongo:enter lolipop touch /tmp/test
 ```
 
-### expose a mongo service on custom port if provided (random port otherwise)
+### expose a mongo service on custom host:port if provided (random port on the 0.0.0.0 interface if otherwise unspecified)
 
 ```shell
 # usage
@@ -290,6 +290,12 @@ Expose the service on the service's normal ports, allowing access to it from the
 dokku mongo:expose lolipop 27017 27018 27019 28017
 ```
 
+Expose the service on the service's normal ports, with the first on a specified ip adddress (127.0.0.1):
+
+```shell
+dokku mongo:expose lolipop 127.0.0.1:27017 27018 27019 28017
+```
+
 ### unexpose a previously exposed mongo service
 
 ```shell
diff --git a/subcommands/expose b/subcommands/expose
index 7bb88e7..09674aa 100755
--- a/subcommands/expose
+++ b/subcommands/expose
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ source "$(dirname "$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)")/functions"
 service-expose-cmd() {
   #E expose the service on the service's normal ports, allowing access to it from the public interface (0.0.0.0)
   #E dokku $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:expose lolipop ${PLUGIN_DATASTORE_PORTS[@]}
+  #E expose the service on the service's normal ports, with the first on a specified ip adddress (127.0.0.1)
+  #E dokku $PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:expose lolipop 127.0.0.1:${PLUGIN_DATASTORE_PORTS[@]}
   #A service, service to run command against
   #A ports, a list of ports to run against
-  declare desc="expose a $PLUGIN_SERVICE service on custom port if provided (random port otherwise)"
+  declare desc="expose a $PLUGIN_SERVICE service on custom host:port if provided (random port on the 0.0.0.0 interface if otherwise unspecified)"
   local cmd="$PLUGIN_COMMAND_PREFIX:expose" argv=("$@")
   [[ ${argv[0]} == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1
   declare SERVICE="$1" PORTS_LIST=("${@:2}")