diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b0d9f9a40..aea4390b7 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -112,11 +112,12 @@ func main() {
 			return
 		}
 
-		config.WebServerPort = portNumber
-	} else {
-		config.WebServerPort = data.GetHTTPPortNumber()
+		log.Println("Saving new web server port number to", portNumber)
+		data.SetHTTPPortNumber(float64(portNumber))
 	}
 
+	config.WebServerPort = data.GetHTTPPortNumber()
+
 	// starts the core
 	if err := core.Start(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalln("failed to start the core package", err)