diff --git a/cmd/mesh/main.go b/cmd/mesh/main.go
index 008e0245..ca79e91f 100644
--- a/cmd/mesh/main.go
+++ b/cmd/mesh/main.go
@@ -294,10 +294,10 @@ func run(args yggArgs, ctx context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 	//override httpaddress and wwwroot parameters in cfg
-	if len(args.httpaddress) > 0 {
+	if len(cfg.HttpAddress) == 0 {
 		cfg.HttpAddress = args.httpaddress
 	}
-	if len(args.wwwroot) > 0 {
+	if len(cfg.WwwRoot) == 0 {
 		cfg.WwwRoot = args.wwwroot
 	}
 
diff --git a/contrib/deb/generate-gui.sh b/contrib/deb/generate-gui.sh
index f87a7e91..a262dbfd 100755
--- a/contrib/deb/generate-gui.sh
+++ b/contrib/deb/generate-gui.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ cat > /tmp/$PKGNAME/usr/share/applications/riv.desktop << EOF
 Name=RiV mesh
 GenericName=Mesh network
 Comment=RiV-mesh is an early-stage implementation of a fully end-to-end encrypted IPv6 network
-Exec=sh -c "/usr/bin/mesh-ui /usr/share/riv/ui/index.html"
+Exec=sh -c "/usr/bin/mesh-ui http://localhost:19019"
 Terminal=false
 Type=Application
 Icon=riv
diff --git a/contrib/macos/create-pkg-gui.sh b/contrib/macos/create-pkg-gui.sh
index df6181f7..10be6cef 100644
--- a/contrib/macos/create-pkg-gui.sh
+++ b/contrib/macos/create-pkg-gui.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ cp contrib/macos/mesh.plist pkgbuild/root/Library/LaunchDaemons
 cat > pkgbuild/root/Applications/RiV-mesh.app/Contents/MacOS/open-mesh-ui << EOF
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-exec /Applications/RiV-mesh.app/Contents/MacOS/mesh-ui /Applications/RiV-mesh.app/Contents/Resources/ui/index.html 1>/tmp/mesh-ui.stdout.log 2>/tmp/mesh-ui.stderr.log
+exec /Applications/RiV-mesh.app/Contents/MacOS/mesh-ui http://localhost:19019 1>/tmp/mesh-ui.stdout.log 2>/tmp/mesh-ui.stderr.log
 EOF
 
 # Create the postinstall script
diff --git a/contrib/macos/mesh.plist b/contrib/macos/mesh.plist
index fb9bb01d..86461721 100644
--- a/contrib/macos/mesh.plist
+++ b/contrib/macos/mesh.plist
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
       <string>/Applications/RiV-mesh.app/Contents/MacOS/mesh</string>
       <string>-useconffile</string>
       <string>/etc/mesh.conf</string>
+      <string>-logto</string>
+      <string>/var/log/mesh.log</string>
+      <string>-httpaddress</string>
+      <string>http://localhost:19019</string>
+      <string>-wwwroot</string>
+      <string>/Applications/RiV-mesh.app/Contents/Resources/ui</string>
     </array>
     <key>KeepAlive</key>
     <true/>
diff --git a/contrib/msi/build-msi-gui.sh b/contrib/msi/build-msi-gui.sh
index 1ff27896..c7595aa7 100644
--- a/contrib/msi/build-msi-gui.sh
+++ b/contrib/msi/build-msi-gui.sh
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ cat > wix.xml << EOF
               Name="Mesh"
               Start="auto"
               Type="ownProcess"
-              Arguments='-useconffile "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\\RiV-mesh\\mesh.conf" -logto "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\\RiV-mesh\\mesh.log"'
+              Arguments='-useconffile "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\\RiV-mesh\\mesh.conf" -logto "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\\RiV-mesh\\mesh.log" -httpaddress "http://localhost:19019" -wwwroot "[MeshInstallFolder]\\RiV-mesh\\ui"'
               Vital="yes" />
             <ServiceControl
               Id="MeshServiceControl"
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ cat > wix.xml << EOF
     <CustomAction Id="LaunchApplication"
       FileKey="MeshUI"
       Impersonate="yes" 
-      ExeCommand='"[MeshInstallFolder]ui\index.html"'
+      ExeCommand='"http://localhost:19019"'
       Return="asyncNoWait" />
 
     <!-- Step 3: Include the custom action -->
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ cat > wix.xml << EOF
              Description="RiV-mesh is IoT E2E encrypted network"
              Directory="DesktopFolder"
              Target="[MeshInstallFolder]mesh-ui.exe"
-             Arguments="ui\index.html"
+             Arguments="http://localhost:19019"
              WorkingDirectory="MeshInstallFolder"/>
         <RegistryValue Root="HKCU"
             Key="Software\RiV-chain\RiV-mesh"
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ cat > wix.xml << EOF
             Key="Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run"
             Name="RiV-mesh client"
             Type="string"
-            Value='"[MeshInstallFolder]mesh-ui.exe" "[MeshInstallFolder]ui\index.html"' />
+            Value='"[MeshInstallFolder]mesh-ui.exe" "http://localhost:19019"' />
         <Condition>ASSISTANCE_START_VIA_REGISTRY</Condition>
      </Component>
 
diff --git a/contrib/systemd/mesh.service b/contrib/systemd/mesh.service
index 6cf5962f..ea58cf14 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/mesh.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd/mesh.service
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ProtectSystem=true
 SyslogIdentifier=mesh
 CapabilityBoundingSet=CAP_NET_ADMIN CAP_NET_RAW CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE
 ExecStartPre=+-/sbin/modprobe tun
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/mesh -useconffile /etc/mesh.conf
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/mesh -useconffile /etc/mesh.conf -logto /var/log/mesh.log -httpaddress "http://localhost:19019" -wwwroot "/usr/share/riv"
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 Restart=always
 TimeoutStopSec=5