diff --git a/ait/gui/__init__.py b/ait/gui/__init__.py
index 803efbc6..567af211 100644
--- a/ait/gui/__init__.py
+++ b/ait/gui/__init__.py
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ def process_log_msg(self, msg):
     def getBrowserName(self, browser):
         return getattr(browser, 'name', getattr(browser, '_name', '(none)'))
 
-    def init(self, host=None, port=8080):
+    def init(self):
 
         # The /cmd endpoint requires access to the AITGUIPlugin object so it
         # can publish commands via the Plugin interface. It's defined here with
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ def handle(pathname):
         def handle(pathname):
             return bottle.static_file(pathname, root=HTMLRoot.User)
 
-        if host is None:
-            host = 'localhost'
+        port = int(getattr(self, 'port', 8080)):
+        host = getattr(self, 'host', 'localhost'):
 
         streams = ait.config.get('gui.telemetry')