diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 10321fa..0858f85 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ NEVidebla-EKOnomia (invisible economy)
 * `git clone https://github.com/creating2morrow/neveko`
 * `cd neveko && ./scripts/build_all_and_run.sh "-- -h"`
 * Example to start neveko with remote stagenet node / i2p proxy remote for development:
-    * `./scripts/build_all_and_run.sh "-- --monero-rpc-daemon http://xmr3kaacphwkk4z2gp35bdl47lrrnzimmyqj4oliauqrjzqecofa.b32.i2p:38081 --monero-location /path/to/monero-x86_64-linux-gnu-v0.18.2.2/ --i2p-proxy-host x.x.x.x:port --i2p-tunnels-json /path/to/manual-i2p/config/ --i2p-advanced --i2p-socks-proxy-host x.x.x.x:xxxx`
+    * `./scripts/build_all_and_run.sh "-- --monero-rpc-daemon http://xmr3kaacphwkk4z2gp35bdl47lrrnzimmyqj4oliauqrjzqecofa.b32.i2p:38081 --monero-location /path/to/monero-x86_64-linux-gnu-v0.18.2.2/ --i2p-proxy-host http://x.x.x.x:port --i2p-tunnels-json /path/to/manual-i2p/config/ --i2p-advanced --i2p-socks-proxy-host http://x.x.x.x:xxxx`
     * the `--monero-location` flag is needed even when using a remote node because
       neveko has its own monero-wallet-rpc instance
     * remote nodes are forced over the `--i2p-proxy-host`
diff --git a/neveko-core/src/i2p.rs b/neveko-core/src/i2p.rs
index c2064e2..7ec95b3 100644
--- a/neveko-core/src/i2p.rs
+++ b/neveko-core/src/i2p.rs
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ fn create_tx_proxy_tunnel() {
         .args([
             "socks.create",
             "127.0.0.1",
-            &format!("{}", utils::get_i2p_wallet_proxy_host()),
+            &format!("{}", get_i2p_socks_proxy_port()),
         ])
         .spawn()
         .expect("i2p-zero failed to create a tx proxy tunnel");
@@ -187,6 +187,15 @@ fn get_i2p_proxy_port() -> String {
     port
 }
 
+/// Extract i2p socks port from command line arg
+fn get_i2p_socks_proxy_port() -> String {
+    let proxy_host = utils::get_i2p_wallet_proxy_host();
+    let values = proxy_host.split(":");
+    let mut v: Vec<String> = values.map(|s| String::from(s)).collect();
+    let port = v.remove(2);
+    port
+}
+
 /// Create the http proxy if it doesn't exist
 fn create_http_proxy() {
     let args = args::Args::parse();
diff --git a/neveko-core/src/utils.rs b/neveko-core/src/utils.rs
index d187027..6971c8b 100644
--- a/neveko-core/src/utils.rs
+++ b/neveko-core/src/utils.rs
@@ -535,12 +535,12 @@ pub async fn start_up() {
         wallet_password = read_password().unwrap();
         std::env::set_var(crate::MONERO_WALLET_PASSWORD, &wallet_password);
     }
-    gen_app_wallet(&wallet_password).await;
+    gen_app_gpg().await;
+    let env: String = get_release_env().value();
     if !args.i2p_advanced {
         i2p::start().await;
     }
-    gen_app_gpg().await;
-    let env: String = get_release_env().value();
+    gen_app_wallet(&wallet_password).await;
     start_gui();
     {
         tokio::spawn(async {