diff --git a/weave b/weave
index d32a8f90..bdf69914 100755
--- a/weave
+++ b/weave
@@ -1447,7 +1447,7 @@ proxy_args() {
           PROXY_HOST="unix:///var/run/weave/weave.sock"
           ;;
         *)
-          PROXY_HOST="tcp://0.0.0.0:12375"
+          PROXY_HOST="tcp://0.0.0.0:$PROXY_PORT"
           ;;
       esac
       host_arg "$PROXY_HOST"