diff --git a/src/cli/standalone-daemon.js b/src/cli/standalone-daemon.js
index fde604241e..e4d9c5c541 100644
--- a/src/cli/standalone-daemon.js
+++ b/src/cli/standalone-daemon.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class StandaloneDaemon {
     this._ipfs = ipfs
 
     // start HTTP servers (if API or Gateway is enabled in options)
-    const httpApi = new HttpApi(ipfs, ipfsOpts)
+    const httpApi = new HttpApi(ipfs, Object.assign({ announceListeners: true }, ipfsOpts))
     this._httpApi = await httpApi.start()
 
     this._log('started')
diff --git a/src/http/index.js b/src/http/index.js
index 69b305d43e..330ed923bd 100644
--- a/src/http/index.js
+++ b/src/http/index.js
@@ -77,14 +77,15 @@ class HttpApi {
     const gatewayAddrs = config.Addresses.Gateway
     this._gatewayServers = await serverCreator(gatewayAddrs, this._createGatewayServer, ipfs)
 
+    const announce = this._options.announceListeners ? ipfs._print : this._log
     this._apiServers.forEach(apiServer => {
-      ipfs._print('API listening on %s', apiServer.info.ma)
+      announce('API listening on %s', apiServer.info.ma.toString())
     })
     this._gatewayServers.forEach(gatewayServer => {
-      ipfs._print('Gateway (read only) listening on %s', gatewayServer.info.ma)
+      announce('Gateway (read only) listening on %s', gatewayServer.info.ma.toString())
     })
     this._apiServers.forEach(apiServer => {
-      ipfs._print('Web UI available at %s', toUri(apiServer.info.ma) + '/webui')
+      announce('Web UI available at %s', toUri(apiServer.info.ma) + '/webui')
     })
     this._log('started')
     return this