diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index d4c918bf4fdb..159c47ca0191 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -1088,8 +1088,10 @@ func SplitAndTrim(input string) (ret []string) {
 // setHTTP creates the HTTP RPC listener interface string from the set
 // command line flags, returning empty if the HTTP endpoint is disabled.
 func setHTTP(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *node.Config) {
-	if ctx.Bool(HTTPEnabledFlag.Name) && cfg.HTTPHost == "" {
-		cfg.HTTPHost = "127.0.0.1"
+	if ctx.Bool(HTTPEnabledFlag.Name) {
+		if cfg.HTTPHost == "" {
+			cfg.HTTPHost = "127.0.0.1"
+		}
 		if ctx.IsSet(HTTPListenAddrFlag.Name) {
 			cfg.HTTPHost = ctx.String(HTTPListenAddrFlag.Name)
 		}
@@ -1153,8 +1155,10 @@ func setGraphQL(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *node.Config) {
 // setWS creates the WebSocket RPC listener interface string from the set
 // command line flags, returning empty if the HTTP endpoint is disabled.
 func setWS(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *node.Config) {
-	if ctx.Bool(WSEnabledFlag.Name) && cfg.WSHost == "" {
-		cfg.WSHost = "127.0.0.1"
+	if ctx.Bool(WSEnabledFlag.Name) {
+		if cfg.WSHost == "" {
+			cfg.WSHost = "127.0.0.1"
+		}
 		if ctx.IsSet(WSListenAddrFlag.Name) {
 			cfg.WSHost = ctx.String(WSListenAddrFlag.Name)
 		}