diff --git a/mixnode/src/node/mod.rs b/mixnode/src/node/mod.rs
index e7ac5b1c65..99f4e9646e 100644
--- a/mixnode/src/node/mod.rs
+++ b/mixnode/src/node/mod.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ mod presence;
 pub mod runner;
 
 pub struct Config {
-    announce_socket_address: SocketAddr,
+    announce_address: String,
     directory_server: String,
     layer: usize,
     public_key: MontgomeryPoint,
diff --git a/mixnode/src/node/presence.rs b/mixnode/src/node/presence.rs
index f10d697087..283a6a3afe 100644
--- a/mixnode/src/node/presence.rs
+++ b/mixnode/src/node/presence.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ impl Notifier {
         };
         let net_client = directory_client::Client::new(config);
         let presence = MixNodePresence {
-            host: node_config.announce_socket_address.to_string(),
+            host: node_config.announce_address.clone(),
             pub_key: node_config.public_key_string(),
             layer: node_config.layer as u64,
             last_seen: 0,
diff --git a/mixnode/src/node/runner.rs b/mixnode/src/node/runner.rs
index 19640765e5..a403e02036 100644
--- a/mixnode/src/node/runner.rs
+++ b/mixnode/src/node/runner.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ pub fn start(matches: &ArgMatches) {
         "Listening for incoming packets on {}",
         config.socket_address
     );
+    println!(
+        "Announcing the following socket address: {}",
+        config.announce_address
+    );
 
     let mix = MixNode::new(&config);
     mix.start(config).unwrap();
@@ -51,18 +55,20 @@ fn new_config(matches: &ArgMatches) -> node::Config {
         .next()
         .expect("Failed to extract the socket address from the iterator");
 
-    let announce_host = matches.value_of("announce-host").unwrap_or(host);
+    let announce_host = matches.value_of("announce_host").unwrap_or(host);
     let announce_port = matches
-        .value_of("announce-port")
+        .value_of("announce_port")
         .map(|port| port.parse::<u16>().unwrap())
         .unwrap_or(port);
 
-    let announce_socket_address = (announce_host, announce_port)
+    let _ = (announce_host, announce_port)
         .to_socket_addrs()
         .expect("Failed to combine announce host and port")
         .next()
         .expect("Failed to extract the announce socket address from the iterator");
 
+    let announce_address = format!("{}:{}", announce_host, announce_port);
+
     let (secret_key, public_key) = sphinx::crypto::keygen();
 
     let directory_server = matches
@@ -75,7 +81,7 @@ fn new_config(matches: &ArgMatches) -> node::Config {
         layer,
         public_key,
         socket_address,
-        announce_socket_address,
+        announce_address,
         secret_key,
     }
 }