diff --git a/src/OSCeleton.cpp b/src/OSCeleton.cpp
index fa5ecb2..f83d10d 100644
--- a/src/OSCeleton.cpp
+++ b/src/OSCeleton.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 
 char *ADDRESS = "127.0.0.1";
-int PORT = 7110;
+char *PORT = "7110";
 
 #define OUTPUT_BUFFER_SIZE 1024*16
 char osc_buffer[OUTPUT_BUFFER_SIZE];
@@ -549,6 +549,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 				usage(argv[0]);
 			}
 			port_argument = arg+1;
+			PORT = argv[arg+1];
 			break;
 		case 'w':
 			preview = true;
@@ -701,7 +702,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	
 	xnSetMirror(depth, !mirrorMode);
 
-	addr = lo_address_new(ADDRESS, argv[port_argument]);
+	addr = lo_address_new(ADDRESS, PORT);
 	signal(SIGTERM, terminate);
 	signal(SIGINT, terminate);