diff --git a/fabcar/go/fabcar.go b/fabcar/go/fabcar.go
index f75c6dd3..0b1ffb93 100644
--- a/fabcar/go/fabcar.go
+++ b/fabcar/go/fabcar.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
+	os.Setenv("DISCOVERY_AS_LOCALHOST", "true")
 	wallet, err := gateway.NewFileSystemWallet("wallet")
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Failed to create wallet: %s\n", err)
diff --git a/fabcar/go/runfabcar.sh b/fabcar/go/runfabcar.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..13792521
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fabcar/go/runfabcar.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+ENV_DAL=`echo $DISCOVERY_AS_LOCALHOST`
+
+echo "ENV_DAL:"$DISCOVERY_AS_LOCALHOST
+
+if [ "$ENV_DAL" != "true" ]
+then
+	export DISCOVERY_AS_LOCALHOST=true
+fi
+
+echo "DISCOVERY_AS_LOCALHOST="$DISCOVERY_AS_LOCALHOST
+
+echo "run fabcar..."
+
+go run fabcar.go