diff --git a/bin/telebit-remote.js b/bin/telebit-remote.js
index c7d28ed..9cf37b0 100755
--- a/bin/telebit-remote.js
+++ b/bin/telebit-remote.js
@@ -548,7 +548,9 @@ function parseConfig(err, text) {
           }
         } else if ('status' === body.module) {
           // TODO funny one this one
-          console.info('http://localhost:' + (body.port || state.config.ipc.port));
+          if (body.port) {
+            console.info('http://localhost:' + (body.port));
+          }
           console.info(JSON.stringify(body, null, 2));
         } else {
           console.info(JSON.stringify(body, null, 2));
diff --git a/bin/telebitd.js b/bin/telebitd.js
index 1d72074..cbbaf74 100755
--- a/bin/telebitd.js
+++ b/bin/telebitd.js
@@ -589,6 +589,7 @@ function handleApi(req, res) {
     res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
     res.end(JSON.stringify(
       { module: 'status'
+      , port: (state.config.ipc && state.config.ipc.port || state._ipc.port || undefined)
       , status: (state.config.disable ? 'disabled' : 'enabled')
       , ready: ((state.config.relay && (state.config.token || state.config.agreeTos)) ? true : false)
       , active: !!myRemote
diff --git a/lib/rc/index.js b/lib/rc/index.js
index c3b8fe0..fd6da53 100644
--- a/lib/rc/index.js
+++ b/lib/rc/index.js
@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ module.exports.create = function (state) {
     if (fs.existsSync(portFile)) {
       reqOpts.host = 'localhost';
       reqOpts.port = parseInt(fs.readFileSync(portFile, 'utf8').trim(), 10);
-      if (!state.config.ipc) {
-        state.config.ipc = {};
+      if (!state.ipc) {
+        state.ipc = {};
       }
-      state.config.ipc.type = 'port';
-      state.config.ipc.path = path.dirname(state._ipc.path);
-      state.config.ipc.port = reqOpts.port;
+      state.ipc.type = 'port';
+      state.ipc.path = path.dirname(state._ipc.path);
+      state.ipc.port = reqOpts.port;
     } else {
       reqOpts.socketPath = state._ipc.path;
     }