diff --git a/client/electrum.py b/client/electrum.py
index b8a6ca9c..b557625f 100755
--- a/client/electrum.py
+++ b/client/electrum.py
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ class Wallet:
 
     def request(self, request ):
 
-        use_http = self.port in [80,81]
+        use_http = self.port in [80,8080]
 
         if use_http:
             import httplib, urllib