diff --git a/gpsdate.init b/gpsdate.init
index bfd40f4..18d34f3 100755
--- a/gpsdate.init
+++ b/gpsdate.init
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ case "$1" in
         # Unconditionally start gpsdate daemon because we want to run it even
         # if wd_keepalive wasn't running
         echo "Starting gpsdate..."
-        $DAEMON $gpsdate_options
+        $DAEMON ${GPSDATE_HOST} ${GPSDATE_PORT} $gpsdate_options
     fi
     ;;