diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 430f02930..a09caeea4 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode mode)
     strUsage += "  -bantime=<n>           " + strprintf(_("Number of seconds to keep misbehaving peers from reconnecting (default: %u)"), 86400) + "\n";
     strUsage += "  -bind=<addr>           " + _("Bind to given address and always listen on it. Use [host]:port notation for IPv6") + "\n";
     strUsage += "  -connect=<ip>          " + _("Connect only to the specified node(s)") + "\n";
-    strUsage += "  -discover              " + _("Discover own IP address (default: 1 when listening and no -externalip)") + "\n";
+    strUsage += "  -discover              " + _("Discover own IP addresses (default: 1 when listening and no -externalip or -proxy)") + "\n";
     strUsage += "  -dns                   " + _("Allow DNS lookups for -addnode, -seednode and -connect") + " " + _("(default: 1)") + "\n";
     strUsage += "  -dnsseed               " + _("Query for peer addresses via DNS lookup, if low on addresses (default: 1 unless -connect)") + "\n";
     strUsage += "  -externalip=<ip>       " + _("Specify your own public address") + "\n";
@@ -545,59 +545,64 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup)
 #endif
 
     // ********************************************************* Step 2: parameter interactions
+
     // Set this early so that parameter interactions go to console
     fPrintToConsole = GetBoolArg("-printtoconsole", false);
     fLogTimestamps = GetBoolArg("-logtimestamps", true);
     fLogIPs = GetBoolArg("-logips", false);
 
-    if (mapArgs.count("-bind") || mapArgs.count("-whitebind")) {
-        // when specifying an explicit binding address, you want to listen on it
-        // even when -connect or -proxy is specified
+    // when specifying an explicit binding address, you want to listen on it
+    // even when -connect or -proxy is specified
+    if (mapArgs.count("-bind")) {
         if (SoftSetBoolArg("-listen", true))
-            LogPrintf("AppInit2 : parameter interaction: -bind or -whitebind set -> setting -listen=1\n");
+            LogPrintf("%s: parameter interaction: -bind set -> setting -listen=1\n", __func__);
+    }
+    if (mapArgs.count("-whitebind")) {
+        if (SoftSetBoolArg("-listen", true))
+            LogPrintf("%s: parameter interaction: -whitebind set -> setting -listen=1\n", __func__);
     }
 
     if (mapArgs.count("-connect") && mapMultiArgs["-connect"].size() > 0) {
         // when only connecting to trusted nodes, do not seed via DNS, or listen by default
         if (SoftSetBoolArg("-dnsseed", false))
-            LogPrintf("AppInit2 : parameter interaction: -connect set -> setting -dnsseed=0\n");
+            LogPrintf("%s: parameter interaction: -connect set -> setting -dnsseed=0\n", __func__);
         if (SoftSetBoolArg("-listen", false))
-            LogPrintf("AppInit2 : parameter interaction: -connect set -> setting -listen=0\n");
+            LogPrintf("%s: parameter interaction: -connect set -> setting -listen=0\n", __func__);
     }
 
     if (mapArgs.count("-proxy")) {
         // to protect privacy, do not listen by default if a default proxy server is specified
         if (SoftSetBoolArg("-listen", false))
-            LogPrintf("AppInit2 : parameter interaction: -proxy set -> setting -listen=0\n");
+            LogPrintf("%s: parameter interaction: -proxy set -> setting -listen=0\n", __func__);
         // to protect privacy, do not discover addresses by default
         if (SoftSetBoolArg("-discover", false))
-            LogPrintf("AppInit2 : parameter interaction: -proxy set -> setting -discover=0\n");
+            LogPrintf("%s: parameter interaction: -proxy set -> setting -discover=0\n", __func__);
     }
 
-    if (!GetBoolArg("-listen", true)) {
+    if (!GetBoolArg("-listen", DEFAULT_LISTEN)) {
         // do not map ports or try to retrieve public IP when not listening (pointless)
         if (SoftSetBoolArg("-upnp", false))
-            LogPrintf("AppInit2 : parameter interaction: -listen=0 -> setting -upnp=0\n");
+            LogPrintf("%s: parameter interaction: -listen=0 -> setting -upnp=0\n", __func__);
         if (SoftSetBoolArg("-discover", false))
-            LogPrintf("AppInit2 : parameter interaction: -listen=0 -> setting -discover=0\n");
+            LogPrintf("%s: parameter interaction: -listen=0 -> setting -discover=0\n", __func__);
     }
 
     if (mapArgs.count("-externalip")) {
         // if an explicit public IP is specified, do not try to find others
         if (SoftSetBoolArg("-discover", false))
-            LogPrintf("AppInit2 : parameter interaction: -externalip set -> setting -discover=0\n");
+            LogPrintf("%s: parameter interaction: -externalip set -> setting -discover=0\n", __func__);
     }
 
     if (GetBoolArg("-salvagewallet", false)) {
         // Rewrite just private keys: rescan to find transactions
         if (SoftSetBoolArg("-rescan", true))
-            LogPrintf("AppInit2 : parameter interaction: -salvagewallet=1 -> setting -rescan=1\n");
+            LogPrintf("%s: parameter interaction: -salvagewallet=1 -> setting -rescan=1\n", __func__);
     }
 
     // -zapwallettx implies a rescan
     if (GetBoolArg("-zapwallettxes", false)) {
         if (SoftSetBoolArg("-rescan", true))
-            LogPrintf("AppInit2 : parameter interaction: -zapwallettxes=<mode> -> setting -rescan=1\n");
+            LogPrintf("%s: parameter interaction: -zapwallettxes=<mode> -> setting -rescan=1\n", __func__);
     }
 
     // Make sure enough file descriptors are available