diff --git a/lib/nvt_socket.c b/lib/nvt_socket.c
index bace895..783dcca 100644
--- a/lib/nvt_socket.c
+++ b/lib/nvt_socket.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
  * Socket interface API
  */
 #include <netdb.h>              /* getaddrinfo() */
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
@@ -10,12 +12,22 @@
 #include "nvt_socket.h"
 
 
-int socket_create_client(const char *host, unsigned int port)
+int socket_create_client(const char *addr)
 {
-    struct sockaddr_in serveraddr;
+    char            host[64], port[64];
     struct hostent *server;
+    struct sockaddr_in serveraddr;
     int             sockfd, err;
 
+    sscanf(addr, "%63[^:]:%63s", host, port);
+
+    server = gethostbyname(host);
+    if (server == NULL)
+    {
+        nvt_log(LOG_ERR, "Cannot resolve host name: %m\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     sockfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
     if (sockfd < 0)
     {
@@ -23,24 +35,16 @@ int socket_create_client(const char *host, unsigned int port)
         return sockfd;
     }
 
-    server = gethostbyname(host);
-    if (server == NULL)
-    {
-        nvt_log(LOG_ERR, "Cannot resolve host name: %m\n");
-        close(sockfd);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
     bzero((char *)&serveraddr, sizeof(serveraddr));
     serveraddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
     bcopy((char *)server->h_addr, (char *)&serveraddr.sin_addr.s_addr,
           server->h_length);
-    serveraddr.sin_port = htons(port);
+    serveraddr.sin_port = htons(atoi(port));
 
     err = connect(sockfd, (struct sockaddr *)&serveraddr, sizeof(serveraddr));
     if (err < 0)
     {
-        nvt_log(LOG_ERR, "Failed to connect to: %s:%u: %m\n", host, port);
+        nvt_log(LOG_ERR, "Failed to connect to: %s: %m\n", addr);
         close(sockfd);
         return -1;
     }
diff --git a/lib/nvt_socket.h b/lib/nvt_socket.h
index 53ae7a4..30ecc0e 100644
--- a/lib/nvt_socket.h
+++ b/lib/nvt_socket.h
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@
 #ifndef NVT_SOCKET_H
 #define NVT_SOCKET_H
 
-int             socket_create_client(const char *host, unsigned int port);
+int             socket_create_client(const char *addr);
 
 #endif /* NVT_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/src/ttynvt.c b/src/ttynvt.c
index e4e2550..5336fee 100644
--- a/src/ttynvt.c
+++ b/src/ttynvt.c
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ static struct ttynvt_param {
     int             logstd;
     const char     *close_delay;
     /* Derived */
-    char            host[64];
-    unsigned int    port;
     unsigned int    close_delay_us;
     /* Picked up */
     int             foreground;
@@ -416,8 +414,7 @@ static void ttynvt_open(fuse_req_t req, struct fuse_file_info *info)
 
     pthread_mutex_lock(&access_lock);
 
-    nvt_log(LOG_INFO, "Connecting to server: %s:%d\n",
-            ttynvt_param.host, ttynvt_param.port);
+    nvt_log(LOG_INFO, "Connecting to server: %s\n", ttynvt_param.server);
 
     tty = _ttynvt_ctx_create();
     if (!tty)
@@ -426,7 +423,7 @@ static void ttynvt_open(fuse_req_t req, struct fuse_file_info *info)
         return;
     }
 
-    fd = socket_create_client(ttynvt_param.host, ttynvt_param.port);
+    fd = socket_create_client(ttynvt_param.server);
     if (fd < 0)
     {
         errno = EHOSTUNREACH;
@@ -488,8 +485,7 @@ static void ttynvt_open(fuse_req_t req, struct fuse_file_info *info)
     info->nonseekable = 1;
     info->direct_io = 1;
 
-    nvt_log(LOG_INFO, "Connected to server: %s:%d\n",
-            ttynvt_param.host, ttynvt_param.port);
+    nvt_log(LOG_INFO, "Connected to server: %s\n", ttynvt_param.server);
 
     fuse_reply_open(req, info);
     return;
@@ -502,8 +498,8 @@ static void ttynvt_open(fuse_req_t req, struct fuse_file_info *info)
 
     fuse_reply_err(req, errno);
 
-    nvt_log(LOG_ERR, "Connection to server: %s:%d failed: %m\n",
-            ttynvt_param.host, ttynvt_param.port);
+    nvt_log(LOG_ERR, "Connection to server: %s failed: %m\n",
+            ttynvt_param.server);
 
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&access_lock);
 }
@@ -1117,8 +1113,7 @@ static void ttynvt_release(fuse_req_t req, struct fuse_file_info *info)
 
     fuse_reply_err(req, 0);
 
-    nvt_log(LOG_INFO, "Disconnected from server: %s:%d\n",
-            ttynvt_param.host, ttynvt_param.port);
+    nvt_log(LOG_INFO, "Disconnected from server: %s\n", ttynvt_param.server);
 
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&access_lock);
 }
@@ -1214,20 +1209,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         return 1;
     }
 
-    rc = sscanf(ttynvt_param.server, "%63[^:]:%u", ttynvt_param.host,
-                &ttynvt_param.port);
-    if (rc <= 1)
-    {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Bad server specification: '%s'\n",
-                ttynvt_param.server);
-        return 1;
-    }
-    if (ttynvt_param.port == 0)
-    {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Bad server port: %u\n", ttynvt_param.port);
-        return 1;
-    }
-
     snprintf(dev_name, sizeof(dev_name), "DEVNAME=%s", ttynvt_param.dev_name);
 
     if (ttynvt_param.close_delay)