diff --git a/deluge/core/daemon.py b/deluge/core/daemon.py
index 117e9cd1a..500f5da39 100644
--- a/deluge/core/daemon.py
+++ b/deluge/core/daemon.py
@@ -133,9 +133,14 @@ class Daemon(object):
         if options and options.config:
             deluge.configmanager.set_config_dir(options.config)
 
+        if options and options.listen_interface:
+            listen_interface = options.listen_interface
+        else:
+            listen_interface = ""
+
         from deluge.core.core import Core
         # Start the core as a thread and join it until it's done
-        self.core = Core()
+        self.core = Core(listen_interface=listen_interface)
 
         port = self.core.config["daemon_port"]
         if options and options.port:
diff --git a/deluge/main.py b/deluge/main.py
index b370c65d5..e413412ae 100644
--- a/deluge/main.py
+++ b/deluge/main.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def start_daemon():
                   version= "%prog: " + deluge.common.get_version() + lt_version)
     parser.add_option("-p", "--port", dest="port",
         help="Port daemon will listen on", action="store", type="int")
-    parser.add_option("-i", "--interface", dest="interface",
+    parser.add_option("-i", "--interface", dest="listen_interface",
         help="Interface daemon will listen for bittorrent connections on, \
 this should be an IP address", metavar="IFACE",
         action="store", type="str")