diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f828896..1730560 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ The daemon should work on all Ubuntu starting from 18.04 onward, it's possible t
       cd daemon
       ./aes67-daemon -c daemon.conf
 
-* use the daemon option _-a_ if you want to bind the daemon HTTP server to another addrress. For example _-a 0.0.0.0_ to bind the daemon HTTP server to all the local network interfaces.
+* use the daemon option _-a_ if you want to bind the daemon HTTP server to another address. For example _-a 0.0.0.0_ to bind the daemon HTTP server to all the local network interfaces.
 * open a browser and load the daemon configuration WebUI at http://[your_ip]:8080
 * on the WebUI use the Browser tab to see the other ASE67 Sources advertised on the network.
 * on the WebUI use the Sinks tab to create a receiver by specifying a remote Source manually or by selecting one of the remote Source discovered (check the Use SDP option to enable this).
diff --git a/daemon/config.hpp b/daemon/config.hpp
index 2d2d725..abff5a1 100644
--- a/daemon/config.hpp
+++ b/daemon/config.hpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class Config {
   }
 
   void set_http_addr_str(std::string_view http_addr_str) {
-      http_addr_str_ = http_addr_str;
+    http_addr_str_ = http_addr_str;
   };
   void set_http_port(uint16_t http_port) { http_port_ = http_port; };
   void set_rtsp_port(uint16_t rtsp_port) { rtsp_port_ = rtsp_port; };
diff --git a/daemon/http_server.cpp b/daemon/http_server.cpp
index 1a33fb4..cdadc41 100644
--- a/daemon/http_server.cpp
+++ b/daemon/http_server.cpp
@@ -333,19 +333,20 @@ bool HttpServer::init() {
     }
   });
 
+  std::string http_addr = config_->get_http_addr_str();
+  if (http_addr.empty())
+    http_addr = config_->get_ip_addr_str();
+  BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "http_server:: binding to " << http_addr << ":"
+                          << config_->get_http_port();
+
   /* start http server on a separate thread */
-  auto http_addr=config_->get_http_addr_str();
-  if(http_addr.empty())
-      http_addr=config_->get_ip_addr_str();
-  
   res_ = std::async(std::launch::async, [&]() {
     try {
-        svr_.listen(http_addr.c_str(), config_->get_http_port());
+      svr_.listen(http_addr.c_str(), config_->get_http_port());
     } catch (...) {
-      BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(fatal)
-          << "http_server:: "
-          << "failed to listen to " << http_addr << ":"
-          << config_->get_http_port();
+      BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(fatal) << "http_server:: "
+                               << "failed to listen to " << http_addr << ":"
+                               << config_->get_http_port();
       return false;
     }
     return true;
diff --git a/daemon/main.cpp b/daemon/main.cpp
index 7cbdf6b..45244b6 100644
--- a/daemon/main.cpp
+++ b/daemon/main.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
       return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
-    config->set_http_addr_str(vm["http_addr"].as<std::string>());
+    if (vm.count("http_addr")) {
+      config->set_http_addr_str(vm["http_addr"].as<std::string>());
+    }
     /* override configuration according to command line args */
     if (vm.count("http_port")) {
       config->set_http_port(vm["http_port"].as<int>());