diff --git a/daggyd/daggyd/daggyd.cpp b/daggyd/daggyd/daggyd.cpp
index 69c4374..1204ff2 100644
--- a/daggyd/daggyd/daggyd.cpp
+++ b/daggyd/daggyd/daggyd.cpp
@@ -223,6 +223,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
       .implicit_value(true);
   args.add_argument("-d", "--daemon").default_value(false).implicit_value(true);
   args.add_argument("--config");
+  args.add_argument("--ip").default_value(std::string{"127.0.0.1"});
+  args.add_argument("--port").default_value(2503u).action(
+      [](const std::string &value) -> unsigned { return std::stoul(value); });
+
   try {
     args.parse_args(argc, argv);
   }
@@ -232,9 +236,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     exit(1);
   }
 
-  bool verbose    = args.get<bool>("--verbose");
-  bool asDaemon   = args.get<bool>("--daemon");
-  auto configFile = args.get<std::string>("--config");
+  bool verbose         = args.get<bool>("--verbose");
+  bool asDaemon        = args.get<bool>("--daemon");
+  auto configFile      = args.get<std::string>("--config");
+  std::string listenIP = args.get<std::string>("--ip");
+  auto listenPort      = args.get<unsigned>("--port");
 
   std::ifstream ifh(configFile);
   std::string config;
@@ -244,10 +250,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   rj::Document doc;
   daggy::checkRJParse(doc.Parse(config.c_str()));
 
-  std::string listenIP = "127.0.0.1";
-  int listenPort       = 2503;
-  size_t webThreads    = 50;
-  size_t dagThreads    = 50;
+  size_t webThreads = 50;
+  size_t dagThreads = 50;
 
   if (doc.HasMember("ip"))
     listenIP = doc["ip"].GetString();
diff --git a/daggyr/daggyr/daggyr.cpp b/daggyr/daggyr/daggyr.cpp
index de04de7..999a9c7 100644
--- a/daggyr/daggyr/daggyr.cpp
+++ b/daggyr/daggyr/daggyr.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   args.add_argument("-d", "--daemon").default_value(false).implicit_value(true);
   args.add_argument("--config").default_value(std::string{});
   args.add_argument("--ip").default_value(std::string{"127.0.0.1"});
-  args.add_argument("--port").default_value(2504u);
+  args.add_argument("--port").default_value(2504u).action(
+      [](const std::string &value) -> unsigned { return std::stoul(value); });
 
   try {
     args.parse_args(argc, argv);
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   bool asDaemon        = args.get<bool>("--daemon");
   auto configFile      = args.get<std::string>("--config");
   std::string listenIP = args.get<std::string>("--ip");
-  int listenPort       = args.get<uint32_t>("--port");
+  auto listenPort      = args.get<unsigned>("--port");
   size_t webThreads    = 50;
   ssize_t maxCores     = std::max(1U, std::thread::hardware_concurrency() - 2);
   ssize_t maxMemoryMB =