diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
index 5a739d50d1..81a0efe8da 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <numeric>
+#include <string>
 #include <tuple>
 #include <queue>
 #include <boost/format.hpp>
@@ -1360,6 +1361,10 @@ bool wallet2::set_daemon(std::string daemon_address, boost::optional<epee::net_u
 {
   boost::lock_guard<boost::recursive_mutex> lock(m_daemon_rpc_mutex);
 
+  if(daemon_address.empty()) {
+    daemon_address.append("http://localhost:" + std::to_string(get_config(m_nettype).RPC_DEFAULT_PORT));
+  }
+
   if(m_http_client->is_connected())
     m_http_client->disconnect();
   CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES2(m_proxy.empty() || proxy.empty() , "It is not possible to set global proxy (--proxy) and daemon specific proxy together.");
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.h b/src/wallet/wallet2.h
index 5f884e374c..410676f90d 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.h
@@ -991,13 +991,13 @@ namespace tools
     uint64_t max_reorg_depth() const {return m_max_reorg_depth;}
 
     bool deinit();
-    bool init(std::string daemon_address = "http://localhost:8080",
+    bool init(std::string daemon_address,
       boost::optional<epee::net_utils::http::login> daemon_login = boost::none,
       const std::string &proxy = "",
       uint64_t upper_transaction_weight_limit = 0,
       bool trusted_daemon = true,
       epee::net_utils::ssl_options_t ssl_options = epee::net_utils::ssl_support_t::e_ssl_support_autodetect);
-    bool set_daemon(std::string daemon_address = "http://localhost:8080",
+    bool set_daemon(std::string daemon_address,
       boost::optional<epee::net_utils::http::login> daemon_login = boost::none, bool trusted_daemon = true,
       epee::net_utils::ssl_options_t ssl_options = epee::net_utils::ssl_support_t::e_ssl_support_autodetect,
       const std::string &proxy = "");