diff --git a/src-electron/ide-integration/studio-rest-api.ts b/src-electron/ide-integration/studio-rest-api.ts
index f33e8cc51e..56a6fe5bc9 100644
--- a/src-electron/ide-integration/studio-rest-api.ts
+++ b/src-electron/ide-integration/studio-rest-api.ts
@@ -260,9 +260,11 @@ function httpPostComponentUpdate(
 function initIdeIntegration(db: dbTypes.DbType, studioPort: number) {
   studioHttpPort = studioPort
 
-  ucComponentStateReportId = setInterval(() => {
-    sendUcComponentStateReport(db)
-  }, UC_COMPONENT_STATE_REPORTING_INTERVAL_ID)
+  if (studioPort) {
+    ucComponentStateReportId = setInterval(() => {
+      sendUcComponentStateReport(db)
+    }, UC_COMPONENT_STATE_REPORTING_INTERVAL_ID)
+  }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src-electron/util/args.ts b/src-electron/util/args.ts
index 25b2a927d7..eba7c5e6a1 100644
--- a/src-electron/util/args.ts
+++ b/src-electron/util/args.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export function processCommandLineArguments(argv: string[]) {
     .option('studioHttpPort', {
       desc: "Port used for integration with Silicon Labs Simplicity Studio's internal HTTP server",
       type: 'number',
-      default: 9000,
+      default: -1,
     })
     .option('zapFile', {
       desc: 'input .zap file to read in. You can also specify them without an option, directly.',