diff --git a/tools/README.md b/tools/README.md
index a49b5d968..7756e4113 100644
--- a/tools/README.md
+++ b/tools/README.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 Attempts to dial a peer and asserts it supports a given set of protocols.
 
 ```console
+./build/wakucanary --help
 Usage:
 
 wakucanary [OPTIONS]...
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ The following options are available:
  -p, --protocol       Protocol required to be supported: store,relay,lightpush,filter (can be used
                       multiple times).
  -l, --log-level      Sets the log level [=LogLevel.DEBUG].
+ -np, --node-port      Listening port for waku node [=60000].
 ```
 
 The tool can be built as:
diff --git a/tools/wakucanary/wakucanary.nim b/tools/wakucanary/wakucanary.nim
index 9f176f08d..86d43ef25 100644
--- a/tools/wakucanary/wakucanary.nim
+++ b/tools/wakucanary/wakucanary.nim
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ type
       name: "log-level",
       abbr: "l" .}: LogLevel
 
+    nodePort* {.
+      desc: "Listening port for waku node",
+      defaultValue: 60000,
+      name: "node-port",
+      abbr: "np" }: uint16
+
 
 proc parseCmdArg*(T: type chronos.Duration, p: string): T =
   try:
@@ -112,7 +118,7 @@ proc main(): Future[int] {.async.} =
     node = WakuNode.new(
       nodeKey,
       ValidIpAddress.init("0.0.0.0"),
-      Port(60000),
+      Port(conf.nodePort),
       nameResolver = resolver)
 
   await node.start()