diff --git a/tnc/config.py b/tnc/config.py
index 02f0f4f1..e3851d2f 100644
--- a/tnc/config.py
+++ b/tnc/config.py
@@ -39,15 +39,13 @@ class CONFIG:
         """
         write entire config
         """
-        #self.config['DEFAULT'] = {'':''}
-
         self.config['NETWORK'] = {'#Network settings': None,
-                                  'TNCPORT': 0
+                                  'TNCPORT': data[50]
                                   }
 
         self.config['STATION'] = {'#Station settings': None,
-                                  'mycall' : data[1],
-                                  'mygrid' : data[2]
+                                  'mycall': data[1],
+                                  'mygrid': data[2]
                                   }
 
         self.config['AUDIO'] = {'#Audio settings': None,
diff --git a/tnc/daemon.py b/tnc/daemon.py
index 614dbbba..732dad88 100755
--- a/tnc/daemon.py
+++ b/tnc/daemon.py
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ class DAEMON:
         while True:
             try:
                 data = self.daemon_queue.get()
+                # increase length of list for storing additional
+                # parameters starting at entry 64
+                data = data[:64] + [None] * (64 - len(data))
 
                 # data[1] mycall
                 # data[2] mygrid
@@ -163,6 +166,8 @@ class DAEMON:
 
                     options.append("--port")
                     options.append(str(static.DAEMONPORT - 1))
+                    # create an additional list entry for parameters not covered by gui
+                    data[50] = int(static.DAEMONPORT - 1)
 
                     options.append("--mycall")
                     options.append(data[1])
diff --git a/tnc/main.py b/tnc/main.py
index 9eac1dea..621ee10b 100755
--- a/tnc/main.py
+++ b/tnc/main.py
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         static.MYGRID = bytes(config['STATION']['mygrid'], "utf-8")
         static.AUDIO_INPUT_DEVICE = int(config['AUDIO']['rx'])
         static.AUDIO_OUTPUT_DEVICE = int(config['AUDIO']['tx'])
-        static.PORT = 0 ####
+        static.PORT = int(config['NETWORK']['tncport'])
         static.HAMLIB_DEVICE_NAME = config['RADIO']['devicename']
         static.HAMLIB_DEVICE_PORT = config['RADIO']['deviceport']
         static.HAMLIB_PTT_TYPE = config['RADIO']['pttprotocol']