diff --git a/src/daemon/daemon.cpp b/src/daemon/daemon.cpp
index 1041aa439..04f6db4fa 100644
--- a/src/daemon/daemon.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/daemon.cpp
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
   LOG_PRINT_L0("Protocol initialized OK");
 
   LOG_PRINT_L0("Initializing core RPC server...");
-  res = rpc_server.init(vm);
+  res = rpc_server.init(vm, testnet_mode);
   CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(res, 1, "Failed to initialize core RPC server.");
   LOG_PRINT_GREEN("Core RPC server initialized OK on port: " << rpc_server.get_binded_port(), LOG_LEVEL_0);
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
index e99f44929..197e4ff83 100644
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,16 @@ namespace cryptonote
   namespace
   {
     const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> arg_rpc_bind_ip   = {"rpc-bind-ip", "", "127.0.0.1"};
-    const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> arg_rpc_bind_port = {"rpc-bind-port", "", std::to_string(config::RPC_DEFAULT_PORT)};
+    const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> arg_rpc_bind_port = {
+        "rpc-bind-port"
+      , ""
+      , std::to_string(config::RPC_DEFAULT_PORT)
+      };
+    const command_line::arg_descriptor<std::string> arg_testnet_rpc_bind_port = {
+        "testnet-rpc-bind-port"
+      , ""
+      , std::to_string(config::testnet::RPC_DEFAULT_PORT)
+      };
   }
 
   //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -54,22 +63,31 @@ namespace cryptonote
   {
     command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_rpc_bind_ip);
     command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_rpc_bind_port);
+    command_line::add_arg(desc, arg_testnet_rpc_bind_port);
   }
   //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   core_rpc_server::core_rpc_server(core& cr, nodetool::node_server<cryptonote::t_cryptonote_protocol_handler<cryptonote::core> >& p2p):m_core(cr), m_p2p(p2p)
   {}
   //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  bool core_rpc_server::handle_command_line(const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm)
+  bool core_rpc_server::handle_command_line(
+      const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm
+    , bool testnet
+    )
   {
+    auto p2p_bind_arg = testnet ? arg_testnet_rpc_bind_port : arg_rpc_bind_port;
+
     m_bind_ip = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_rpc_bind_ip);
-    m_port = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_rpc_bind_port);
+    m_port = command_line::get_arg(vm, p2p_bind_arg);
     return true;
   }
   //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  bool core_rpc_server::init(const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm)
+  bool core_rpc_server::init(
+      const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm
+    , bool testnet
+    )
   {
     m_net_server.set_threads_prefix("RPC");
-    bool r = handle_command_line(vm);
+    bool r = handle_command_line(vm, testnet);
     CHECK_AND_ASSERT_MES(r, false, "Failed to process command line in core_rpc_server");
     return epee::http_server_impl_base<core_rpc_server, connection_context>::init(m_port, m_bind_ip);
   }
diff --git a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.h b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.h
index 2e3f553ce..3f3d23f51 100644
--- a/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.h
+++ b/src/rpc/core_rpc_server.h
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ namespace cryptonote
     core_rpc_server(core& cr, nodetool::node_server<cryptonote::t_cryptonote_protocol_handler<cryptonote::core> >& p2p);
 
     static void init_options(boost::program_options::options_description& desc);
-    bool init(const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm);
+    bool init(
+        const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm
+      , bool testnet
+      );
   private:
 
     CHAIN_HTTP_TO_MAP2(connection_context); //forward http requests to uri map
@@ -105,7 +108,10 @@ namespace cryptonote
     bool on_get_connections(const COMMAND_RPC_GET_CONNECTIONS::request& req, COMMAND_RPC_GET_CONNECTIONS::response& res, epee::json_rpc::error& error_resp, connection_context& cntx);
     bool on_get_info_json(const COMMAND_RPC_GET_INFO::request& req, COMMAND_RPC_GET_INFO::response& res, epee::json_rpc::error& error_resp, connection_context& cntx);
     //-----------------------
-    bool handle_command_line(const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm);
+    bool handle_command_line(
+        const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm
+      , bool testnet
+      );
     bool check_core_busy();
     bool check_core_ready();
     
diff --git a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
index 45bc6f847..6c97dc807 100644
--- a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
+++ b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
@@ -328,15 +328,19 @@ bool simple_wallet::init(const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm)
     if(!ask_wallet_create_if_needed()) return false;
   }
 
+  bool testnet = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_testnet);
+
   if (m_daemon_host.empty())
     m_daemon_host = "localhost";
+
   if (!m_daemon_port)
-    m_daemon_port = config::RPC_DEFAULT_PORT;
+  {
+    m_daemon_port = testnet ? config::testnet::RPC_DEFAULT_PORT : config::RPC_DEFAULT_PORT;
+  }
+
   if (m_daemon_address.empty())
     m_daemon_address = std::string("http://") + m_daemon_host + ":" + std::to_string(m_daemon_port);
 
-  bool testnet = command_line::get_arg(vm, arg_testnet);
-
   tools::password_container pwd_container;
   if (command_line::has_arg(vm, arg_password))
   {
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
index bbf5bab61..b8b728425 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
@@ -542,8 +542,12 @@ bool wallet2::check_connection()
 
   net_utils::http::url_content u;
   net_utils::parse_url(m_daemon_address, u);
+
   if(!u.port)
-    u.port = config::RPC_DEFAULT_PORT;
+  {
+    u.port = m_testnet ? config::testnet::RPC_DEFAULT_PORT : config::RPC_DEFAULT_PORT;
+  }
+
   return m_http_client.connect(u.host, std::to_string(u.port), WALLET_RCP_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT);
 }
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------