diff --git a/internal/ghinstance/host.go b/internal/ghinstance/host.go
index 709d71255..339444804 100644
--- a/internal/ghinstance/host.go
+++ b/internal/ghinstance/host.go
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import (
 
 const defaultHostname = "github.com"
 
+// localhost is the domain name of a local GitHub instance
+const localhost = "github.localhost"
+
 // Default returns the host name of the default GitHub instance
 func Default() string {
 	return defaultHostname
@@ -15,7 +18,8 @@ func Default() string {
 
 // IsEnterprise reports whether a non-normalized host name looks like a GHE instance
 func IsEnterprise(h string) bool {
-	return NormalizeHostname(h) != defaultHostname
+	normalizedHostName := NormalizeHostname(h)
+	return normalizedHostName != defaultHostname && normalizedHostName != localhost
 }
 
 // NormalizeHostname returns the canonical host name of a GitHub instance
@@ -24,6 +28,11 @@ func NormalizeHostname(h string) string {
 	if strings.HasSuffix(hostname, "."+defaultHostname) {
 		return defaultHostname
 	}
+
+	if strings.HasSuffix(hostname, "."+localhost) {
+		return localhost
+	}
+
 	return hostname
 }
 
@@ -46,14 +55,14 @@ func GraphQLEndpoint(hostname string) string {
 	if IsEnterprise(hostname) {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/api/graphql", hostname)
 	}
-	return "https://api.github.com/graphql"
+	return fmt.Sprintf("https://api.%s/graphql", hostname)
 }
 
 func RESTPrefix(hostname string) string {
 	if IsEnterprise(hostname) {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/api/v3/", hostname)
 	}
-	return "https://api.github.com/"
+	return fmt.Sprintf("https://api.%s/", hostname)
 }
 
 func GistPrefix(hostname string) string {
diff --git a/internal/ghinstance/host_test.go b/internal/ghinstance/host_test.go
index 45bac3800..20b4f8973 100644
--- a/internal/ghinstance/host_test.go
+++ b/internal/ghinstance/host_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ func TestIsEnterprise(t *testing.T) {
 			host: "api.github.com",
 			want: false,
 		},
+		{
+			host: "github.localhost",
+			want: false,
+		},
+		{
+			host: "api.github.localhost",
+			want: false,
+		},
 		{
 			host: "ghe.io",
 			want: true,
@@ -58,6 +66,14 @@ func TestNormalizeHostname(t *testing.T) {
 			host: "upload.github.com",
 			want: "github.com",
 		},
+		{
+			host: "GitHub.localhost",
+			want: "github.localhost",
+		},
+		{
+			host: "api.github.localhost",
+			want: "github.localhost",
+		},
 		{
 			host: "GHE.IO",
 			want: "ghe.io",
@@ -129,6 +145,10 @@ func TestGraphQLEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 			host: "github.com",
 			want: "https://api.github.com/graphql",
 		},
+		{
+			host: "github.localhost",
+			want: "https://api.github.localhost/graphql",
+		},
 		{
 			host: "ghe.io",
 			want: "https://ghe.io/api/graphql",
@@ -152,6 +172,10 @@ func TestRESTPrefix(t *testing.T) {
 			host: "github.com",
 			want: "https://api.github.com/",
 		},
+		{
+			host: "github.localhost",
+			want: "https://api.github.localhost/",
+		},
 		{
 			host: "ghe.io",
 			want: "https://ghe.io/api/v3/",