diff --git a/cli/transmissioncli.c b/cli/transmissioncli.c
index 4dc68511d..a5736de35 100644
--- a/cli/transmissioncli.c
+++ b/cli/transmissioncli.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ main( int argc, char ** argv )
 
     /* don't bind the port if we're just running the CLI 
      * to get metainfo or to create a torrent */
-    if( showInfo || ( sourceFile != NULL ) )
+    if( showInfo || showScrape || ( sourceFile != NULL ) )
         bindPort = -1;
 
     /* Initialize libtransmission */