diff --git a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/BitSquare.java b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/BitSquare.java
index ab2ece124f..6dd920c83f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/BitSquare.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/BitSquare.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 
 import javafx.application.Application;
 
+import net.tomp2p.connection.Ports;
 import net.tomp2p.peers.Number160;
 
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -43,11 +44,16 @@ public class BitSquare {
     private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(BitSquare.class);
 
     private static String appName = "Bitsquare";
+    private static int clientPort;
 
     public static String getAppName() {
         return appName;
     }
 
+    public static int getClientPort() {
+        return clientPort;
+    }
+
     public static void main(String[] args) {
 
         BitsquareArgumentParser parser = new BitsquareArgumentParser();
@@ -64,11 +70,12 @@ public class BitSquare {
                 appName = appName + "-" + namespace.getString(BitsquareArgumentParser.NAME_FLAG);
             }
 
-            Integer port = BitsquareArgumentParser.PORT_DEFAULT;
-            if (namespace.getString(BitsquareArgumentParser.PORT_FLAG) != null) {
-                port = Integer.valueOf(namespace.getString(BitsquareArgumentParser.PORT_FLAG));
-            }
             if (namespace.getBoolean(BitsquareArgumentParser.SEED_FLAG) == true) {
+                Integer port = BitsquareArgumentParser.PORT_DEFAULT;
+                if (namespace.getString(BitsquareArgumentParser.PORT_FLAG) != null) {
+                    port = Integer.valueOf(namespace.getString(BitsquareArgumentParser.PORT_FLAG));
+                }
+                
                 ActorSystem actorSystem = ActorSystem.create(getAppName());
 
                 ActorRef seedNode = actorSystem.actorOf(DHTManager.getProps(), DHTManager.SEED_NAME);
@@ -104,6 +111,10 @@ public class BitSquare {
                 seedNodeThread.start();
             }
             else {
+                clientPort = new Ports().tcpPort(); // default we use a random port for the client
+                if (namespace.getString(BitsquareArgumentParser.PORT_FLAG) != null)
+                    clientPort = Integer.valueOf(namespace.getString(BitsquareArgumentParser.PORT_FLAG));
+                
                 Application.launch(BitSquareUI.class, args);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/main/MainModel.java b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/main/MainModel.java
index 89a6ace254..5cd874cbfc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/main/MainModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/main/MainModel.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 package io.bitsquare.gui.main;
 
+import io.bitsquare.BitSquare;
 import io.bitsquare.bank.BankAccount;
 import io.bitsquare.btc.WalletFacade;
 import io.bitsquare.gui.UIModel;
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ class MainModel extends UIModel {
         // For testing with the serverside seednode we need the BootstrappedPeerFactory which gets started form 
         // messageFacade.init
 
-        messageFacade.init(new BootstrapListener() {
+        messageFacade.init(BitSquare.getClientPort(), new BootstrapListener() {
             @Override
             public void onCompleted() {
                 messageFacadeInited = true;
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/msg/BootstrappedPeerFactory.java b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/msg/BootstrappedPeerFactory.java
index ac397be903..1cebde392f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/msg/BootstrappedPeerFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/msg/BootstrappedPeerFactory.java
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import javafx.application.Platform;
 import javafx.beans.property.SimpleStringProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.StringProperty;
 
-import net.tomp2p.connection.Ports;
 import net.tomp2p.dht.PeerBuilderDHT;
 import net.tomp2p.dht.PeerDHT;
 import net.tomp2p.dht.StorageLayer;
@@ -112,15 +111,13 @@ public class BootstrappedPeerFactory {
     // Public methods
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-    public ListenableFuture<PeerDHT> start() {
+    public ListenableFuture<PeerDHT> start(int port) {
         try {
-            int randomPort = new Ports().tcpPort();
-            //randomPort = 6500;
            /* ChannelServerConficuration csc = PeerBuilder.createDefaultChannelServerConfiguration();
             csc.idleTCPSeconds(20).idleUDPSeconds(20).connectionTimeoutTCPMillis(20000);
-            Peer peer = new PeerBuilder(keyPair).ports(randomPort).channelServerConfiguration(csc).start();*/
-            Peer peer = new PeerBuilder(keyPair).ports(randomPort).start();
-           /*   Peer peer = new PeerBuilder(keyPair).ports(randomPort).portsExternal(randomPort)
+            Peer peer = new PeerBuilder(keyPair).ports(port).channelServerConfiguration(csc).start();*/
+            Peer peer = new PeerBuilder(keyPair).ports(port).start();
+           /*   Peer peer = new PeerBuilder(keyPair).ports(port).portsExternal(port)
                     .channelServerConfiguration(csc).start();
           */
             PeerDHT peerDHT = new PeerBuilderDHT(peer).storageLayer(new StorageLayer
@@ -139,6 +136,7 @@ public class BootstrappedPeerFactory {
 
                 @Override
                 public void peerUpdated(PeerAddress peerAddress, PeerStatatistic peerStatistics) {
+                    log.debug("Peer updated: peerAddress=" + peerAddress + ", peerStatistics=" + peerStatistics);
                 }
             });
 
@@ -159,6 +157,9 @@ public class BootstrappedPeerFactory {
             if (lastSuccessfulBootstrap == null)
                 lastSuccessfulBootstrap = "default";
 
+            // TODO
+            //lastSuccessfulBootstrap = "default";
+
             log.debug("lastSuccessfulBootstrap = " + lastSuccessfulBootstrap);
             switch (lastSuccessfulBootstrap) {
                 case "relay":
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ public class BootstrappedPeerFactory {
 
         DistributedRelay distributedRelay = nodeBehindNat.startSetupRelay(futureRelay);
         distributedRelay.addRelayListener((distributedRelay1, peerConnection) -> {
-            log.error("startSetupRelay Failed");
+            log.debug("startSetupRelay distributedRelay handler called " + distributedRelay1 + "/" + peerConnection);
             settableFuture.setException(new Exception("startSetupRelay Failed"));
         });
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/msg/MessageFacade.java b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/msg/MessageFacade.java
index 4cfe1e06cf..a69330b90d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/msg/MessageFacade.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/msg/MessageFacade.java
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ public class MessageFacade implements MessageBroker {
     // Public Methods
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-    public void init(BootstrapListener bootstrapListener) {
+    public void init(int port, BootstrapListener bootstrapListener) {
         p2pNode.setMessageBroker(this);
         p2pNode.setKeyPair(user.getMessageKeyPair());
 
-        p2pNode.start(new FutureCallback<PeerDHT>() {
+        p2pNode.start(port, new FutureCallback<PeerDHT>() {
             @Override
             public void onSuccess(@Nullable PeerDHT result) {
                 log.debug("p2pNode.start success result = " + result);
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/msg/P2PNode.java b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/msg/P2PNode.java
index dfbe7ebef4..c721755090 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/msg/P2PNode.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/msg/P2PNode.java
@@ -114,13 +114,13 @@ public class P2PNode {
         bootstrappedPeerFactory.setKeyPair(keyPair);
     }
 
-    public void start(FutureCallback<PeerDHT> callback) {
+    public void start(int port, FutureCallback<PeerDHT> callback) {
         useDiscStorage(useDiskStorage);
 
         bootstrappedPeerFactory.setStorage(storage);
         setupTimerForIPCheck();
 
-        ListenableFuture<PeerDHT> bootstrapComplete = bootstrap();
+        ListenableFuture<PeerDHT> bootstrapComplete = bootstrap(port);
         Futures.addCallback(bootstrapComplete, callback);
     }
 
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ public class P2PNode {
     // Private
     ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-    private ListenableFuture<PeerDHT> bootstrap() {
-        ListenableFuture<PeerDHT> bootstrapComplete = bootstrappedPeerFactory.start();
+    private ListenableFuture<PeerDHT> bootstrap(int port) {
+        ListenableFuture<PeerDHT> bootstrapComplete = bootstrappedPeerFactory.start(port);
         Futures.addCallback(bootstrapComplete, new FutureCallback<PeerDHT>() {
             @Override
             public void onSuccess(@Nullable PeerDHT peerDHT) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/bitsquare/msg/dhttest/DHTTestController.java b/src/test/java/io/bitsquare/msg/dhttest/DHTTestController.java
index a367ec0008..ee7b753a11 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/bitsquare/msg/dhttest/DHTTestController.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/bitsquare/msg/dhttest/DHTTestController.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 package io.bitsquare.msg.dhttest;
 
+import io.bitsquare.BitSquare;
 import io.bitsquare.bank.BankAccountType;
 import io.bitsquare.gui.main.trade.orderbook.OrderBookListItem;
 import io.bitsquare.locale.CountryUtil;
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ public class DHTTestController implements Initializable {
 
     @Override
     public void initialize(URL url, ResourceBundle rb) {
-        messageFacade.init(new BootstrapListener() {
+        messageFacade.init(BitSquare.getClientPort(), new BootstrapListener() {
             @Override
             public void onCompleted() {
                 onMessageFacadeInitialised();