diff --git a/rhodecode/config/middleware.py b/rhodecode/config/middleware.py
--- a/rhodecode/config/middleware.py
+++ b/rhodecode/config/middleware.py
@@ -527,8 +527,8 @@ def sanitize_settings_and_apply_defaults
 
     # statsd
     settings_maker.make_setting('statsd.enabled', False, parser='bool')
-    settings_maker.make_setting('statsd.statsd_host', '0.0.0.0')
-    settings_maker.make_setting('statsd.statsd_port', 8125, parser='int')
+    settings_maker.make_setting('statsd.statsd_host', 'statsd-exporter', parser='string')
+    settings_maker.make_setting('statsd.statsd_port', 9125, parser='int')
     settings_maker.make_setting('statsd.statsd_prefix', '')
     settings_maker.make_setting('statsd.statsd_ipv6', False, parser='bool')
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/config/settings_maker.py b/rhodecode/config/settings_maker.py
--- a/rhodecode/config/settings_maker.py
+++ b/rhodecode/config/settings_maker.py
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ import tempfile
 import logging.config
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-set_keys = {}
+# skip keys, that are set here, so we don't double process those
+set_keys = {
+    '__file__': ''
+}
 
 
 def str2bool(_str):