diff --git a/modAionImpl/src/org/aion/zero/impl/cli/Cli.java b/modAionImpl/src/org/aion/zero/impl/cli/Cli.java
index a53022ae17..b276b8b265 100644
--- a/modAionImpl/src/org/aion/zero/impl/cli/Cli.java
+++ b/modAionImpl/src/org/aion/zero/impl/cli/Cli.java
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public ReturnType call(final String[] args, Cfg cfg) {
             // true means the UUID must be set
             boolean overwrite = cfg.fromXML(configFile);
 
-            // port option can be used with the -n, -d, -c, -i arguments
+            // determine the port configuration, can be combined with the -n, -d, -c, -i arguments
             if (options.getPort() != null) {
 
                 int currentPort = cfg.getNet().getP2p().getPort();
@@ -216,13 +216,12 @@ public ReturnType call(final String[] args, Cfg cfg) {
                     overwrite = true;
                     System.out.println("Port set to: " + portNumber);
                 } else {
-                    System.out.println(
-                        "Using the current port configuration: " + currentPort);
+                    System.out.println("Using the current port configuration: " + currentPort);
                 }
-                // no return, allow for other parameters combined with -c, -p
+                // no return, allow for other parameters combined with -p
             }
 
-            // 4. can be influenced by the -d argument above
+            // 4. can be influenced by the -n, -d, -p arguments above
 
             if (options.getConfig() != null) {
                 // network was already set above
@@ -260,7 +259,7 @@ public ReturnType call(final String[] args, Cfg cfg) {
                 return ReturnType.EXIT;
             }
 
-            // 5. options that can be influenced by the -d and -n arguments
+            // 5. options that can be influenced by the -d, -n and -p arguments
 
             if (options.isInfo()) {
                 System.out.println(
diff --git a/modAionImpl/test/org/aion/zero/impl/cli/CliTest.java b/modAionImpl/test/org/aion/zero/impl/cli/CliTest.java
index a099e0f332..7ae0b9b3d7 100644
--- a/modAionImpl/test/org/aion/zero/impl/cli/CliTest.java
+++ b/modAionImpl/test/org/aion/zero/impl/cli/CliTest.java
@@ -150,6 +150,11 @@ public void shutdown() {
         deleteRecursively(path);
         deleteRecursively(alternativePath);
 
+        // in case absolute paths are used
+        deleteRecursively(cfg.getKeystoreDir());
+        deleteRecursively(cfg.getDatabaseDir());
+        deleteRecursively(cfg.getLogDir());
+
         // to avoid deleting config for all tests
         if (BASE_PATH.contains(module)) {
             deleteRecursively(CONFIG_PATH);
@@ -977,8 +982,26 @@ private Object parametersWithInfo() {
             parameters.add(new Object[] {new String[] {op, "-p", INVALID_PORT}, EXIT, expOnError});
         }
 
+        // with port and directory
+        expected = new File(path, "mainnet").getAbsolutePath();
+        for (String op : options) {
+            // with relative path
+            parameters.add(
+                    new Object[] {
+                        new String[] {op, "-d", dataDirectory, "-p", TEST_PORT}, EXIT, expected
+                    });
+            // with absolute path
+            parameters.add(
+                    new Object[] {
+                        new String[] {op, "-p", TEST_PORT, "-d", path.getAbsolutePath()},
+                        EXIT,
+                        expected
+                    });
+        }
+
         // with network and directory
         expected = new File(path, "mastery").getAbsolutePath();
+
         for (String op : options) {
             // with relative path
             parameters.add(