diff --git a/src/gprs_bssgp_pcu.cpp b/src/gprs_bssgp_pcu.cpp
index 4f8c41e..17c3fe4 100644
--- a/src/gprs_bssgp_pcu.cpp
+++ b/src/gprs_bssgp_pcu.cpp
@@ -559,9 +559,10 @@
 }
 
 /* create BSSGP/NS layer instances */
-int gprs_bssgp_create(uint32_t sgsn_ip, uint16_t sgsn_port, uint16_t nsei,
-	uint16_t nsvci, uint16_t bvci, uint16_t mcc, uint16_t mnc, uint16_t lac,
-	uint16_t rac, uint16_t cell_id)
+int gprs_bssgp_create(uint16_t local_port, uint32_t sgsn_ip,
+	uint16_t sgsn_port, uint16_t nsei, uint16_t nsvci, uint16_t bvci,
+	uint16_t mcc, uint16_t mnc, uint16_t lac, uint16_t rac,
+	uint16_t cell_id)
 {
 	struct sockaddr_in dest;
 	int rc;
@@ -579,6 +580,7 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	gprs_ns_vty_init(bssgp_nsi);
+	bssgp_nsi->nsip.local_port = local_port;
 	rc = gprs_ns_nsip_listen(bssgp_nsi);
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		LOGP(DBSSGP, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to create socket\n");
diff --git a/src/gprs_bssgp_pcu.h b/src/gprs_bssgp_pcu.h
index 2d66188..d669c3a 100644
--- a/src/gprs_bssgp_pcu.h
+++ b/src/gprs_bssgp_pcu.h
@@ -51,9 +51,10 @@
 
 int gprs_bssgp_pcu_rcvmsg(struct msgb *msg);
 
-int gprs_bssgp_create(uint32_t sgsn_ip, uint16_t sgsn_port, uint16_t nsei,
-        uint16_t nsvci, uint16_t bvci, uint16_t mcc, uint16_t mnc, uint16_t lac,
-	        uint16_t rac, uint16_t cell_id);
+int gprs_bssgp_create(uint16_t local_port, uint32_t sgsn_ip, uint16_t
+		sgsn_port, uint16_t nsei, uint16_t nsvci, uint16_t bvci,
+		uint16_t mcc, uint16_t mnc, uint16_t lac, uint16_t rac,
+		uint16_t cell_id);
 
 void gprs_bssgp_destroy(void);
 
diff --git a/src/pcu_l1_if.cpp b/src/pcu_l1_if.cpp
index 6b8b3fe..8d98c1e 100644
--- a/src/pcu_l1_if.cpp
+++ b/src/pcu_l1_if.cpp
@@ -420,7 +420,8 @@
 	LOGP(DL1IF, LOGL_DEBUG, " remote_port=%d\n", info_ind->remote_port[0]);
 	LOGP(DL1IF, LOGL_DEBUG, " remote_ip=%d\n", info_ind->remote_ip[0]);
 
-	rc = gprs_bssgp_create(info_ind->remote_ip[0], info_ind->remote_port[0],
+	rc = gprs_bssgp_create(info_ind->local_port[0],
+		info_ind->remote_ip[0], info_ind->remote_port[0],
 		info_ind->nsei, info_ind->nsvci[0], info_ind->bvci,
 		info_ind->mcc, info_ind->mnc, info_ind->lac, info_ind->rac,
 		info_ind->cell_id);