diff --git a/cmd/clef/main.go b/cmd/clef/main.go
index b2c8812ab2..dd898871d5 100644
--- a/cmd/clef/main.go
+++ b/cmd/clef/main.go
@@ -545,12 +545,12 @@ func signer(c *cli.Context) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			utils.Fatalf("Could not start RPC api: %v", err)
 		}
-		extapiURL = fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", httpEndpoint)
+		extapiURL = fmt.Sprintf("http://%v/", listener.Addr())
 		log.Info("HTTP endpoint opened", "url", extapiURL)
 
 		defer func() {
 			listener.Close()
-			log.Info("HTTP endpoint closed", "url", httpEndpoint)
+			log.Info("HTTP endpoint closed", "url", extapiURL)
 		}()
 	}
 	if !c.GlobalBool(utils.IPCDisabledFlag.Name) {
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 1bdd5af7d2..7d8f9b07b9 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -368,7 +368,9 @@ func (n *Node) startHTTP(endpoint string, apis []rpc.API, modules []string, cors
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	n.log.Info("HTTP endpoint opened", "url", fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", endpoint), "cors", strings.Join(cors, ","), "vhosts", strings.Join(vhosts, ","))
+	n.log.Info("HTTP endpoint opened", "url", fmt.Sprintf("http://%v/", listener.Addr()),
+		"cors", strings.Join(cors, ","),
+		"vhosts", strings.Join(vhosts, ","))
 	// All listeners booted successfully
 	n.httpEndpoint = endpoint
 	n.httpListener = listener
@@ -380,10 +382,10 @@ func (n *Node) startHTTP(endpoint string, apis []rpc.API, modules []string, cors
 // stopHTTP terminates the HTTP RPC endpoint.
 func (n *Node) stopHTTP() {
 	if n.httpListener != nil {
+		url := fmt.Sprintf("http://%v/", n.httpListener.Addr())
 		n.httpListener.Close()
 		n.httpListener = nil
-
-		n.log.Info("HTTP endpoint closed", "url", fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", n.httpEndpoint))
+		n.log.Info("HTTP endpoint closed", "url", url)
 	}
 	if n.httpHandler != nil {
 		n.httpHandler.Stop()