diff --git a/cmd/tendermint/commands/lite.go b/cmd/tendermint/commands/lite.go
index 5ea20a785..6866e4d6c 100644
--- a/cmd/tendermint/commands/lite.go
+++ b/cmd/tendermint/commands/lite.go
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ var (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	LiteCmd.Flags().StringVar(&listenAddr, "laddr", ":8888", "Serve the proxy on the given port")
+	LiteCmd.Flags().StringVar(&listenAddr, "laddr", "tcp://localhost:8888", "Serve the proxy on the given address")
 	LiteCmd.Flags().StringVar(&nodeAddr, "node", "tcp://localhost:46657", "Connect to a Tendermint node at this address")
 	LiteCmd.Flags().StringVar(&chainID, "chain-id", "tendermint", "Specify the Tendermint chain ID")
 	LiteCmd.Flags().StringVar(&home, "home-dir", ".tendermint-lite", "Specify the home directory")
 }
 
 func ensureAddrHasSchemeOrDefaultToTCP(addr string) (string, error) {
-	u, err := url.Parse(nodeAddr)
+	u, err := url.Parse(addr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}