diff --git a/examples/chat/chat.py b/examples/chat/chat.py
index d988111..9c55687 100755
--- a/examples/chat/chat.py
+++ b/examples/chat/chat.py
@@ -33,26 +33,23 @@ async def write_data(stream):
 async def run(port, destination):
     external_ip = urllib.request.urlopen(
         'https://v4.ident.me/').read().decode('utf8')
+    transport_opt = "/ip4/%s/tcp/%s" % (external_ip, port)
     host = await new_node(
-        transport_opt=["/ip4/%s/tcp/%s" % (external_ip, port)])
+        transport_opt=[transport_opt])
+
+    await host.get_network().listen(multiaddr.Multiaddr(transport_opt))
+
     if not destination:  # its the server
         async def stream_handler(stream):
             asyncio.ensure_future(read_data(stream))
             asyncio.ensure_future(write_data(stream))
         host.set_stream_handler(PROTOCOL_ID, stream_handler)
 
-        port = None
-        ip = None
-        for listener in host.network.listeners.values():
-            for addr in listener.get_addrs():
-                ip = addr.value_for_protocol('ip4')
-                port = int(addr.value_for_protocol('tcp'))
-
         if not port:
             raise RuntimeError("was not able to find the actual local port")
 
         print("Run './examples/chat/chat.py -p %s -d /ip4/%s/tcp/%s/p2p/%s' on another console.\n" %
-              (int(port) + 1, ip, port, host.get_id().pretty()))
+              (int(port) + 1, external_ip, port, host.get_id().pretty()))
         print("\nWaiting for incoming connection\n\n")
 
     else: # its the client