diff --git a/weave b/weave
index de4e98e8..138e53eb 100755
--- a/weave
+++ b/weave
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ 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:$PROXY_PORT"
           ;;
       esac
       PROXY_ARGS="$PROXY_ARGS -H $PROXY_HOST"