diff --git a/cmd/circolog-tail/main.go b/cmd/circolog-tail/main.go
index 74a7a7c..71cacc5 100644
--- a/cmd/circolog-tail/main.go
+++ b/cmd/circolog-tail/main.go
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ func (b *BoolAuto) Set(s string) error {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	addr := flag.String("addr", "localhost:9080", "http service address")
-	querySocket := flag.String("socket", "", "Path to a unix domain socket for the HTTP server")
+	queryAddr := flag.String("addr", "", "http service address")
+	querySocket := flag.String("socket", "/tmp/circologd-query.sock", "Path to a unix domain socket for the HTTP server")
 	backlogLimit := flag.Int("n", -1, "Limit the backlog length, defaults to no limit (-1)")
 	var format formatter.Format
 	format = formatter.FormatSyslog
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func main() {
 	signal.Notify(interrupt, os.Interrupt)
 	var d *websocket.Dialer
 	u := url.URL{Scheme: "ws",
-		Host: *addr, // ignored in case of -socket; see the Dialer below
+		Host: *queryAddr, // ignored in case of -socket; see the Dialer below
 		Path: "/ws",
 	}
 	q := u.Query()
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func main() {
 		q.Set("l", strconv.Itoa(*backlogLimit))
 	}
 	u.RawQuery = q.Encode()
-	if *querySocket != "" {
+	if *queryAddr == "" {
 		d = &websocket.Dialer{
 			NetDial: func(network, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
 				return net.Dial("unix", *querySocket)
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func main() {
 		log.Printf("connecting to %s", *querySocket)
 	} else {
 		d = websocket.DefaultDialer
-		log.Printf("connecting to %s", *addr)
+		log.Printf("connecting to %s", *queryAddr)
 	}
 
 	c, _, err := d.Dial(u.String(), nil)
diff --git a/cmd/circologd/main.go b/cmd/circologd/main.go
index cd49548..d5e5cf7 100644
--- a/cmd/circologd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/circologd/main.go
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ func main() {
 	// dumpSocketPath := flag.String("dump-socket", "/run/buffer.sock", "The socket that user will connect to in order to receive logs")
 	bufsize := flag.Int("buffer-size", 1000, "Number of messages to keep")
 	syslogAddr := flag.String("syslog-addr", "127.0.0.1:9514", "Address:port where to listen for syslog messages")
-	queryAddr := flag.String("query-addr", "127.0.0.1:9080", "Address:port where to bind the query service")
-	querySocket := flag.String("query-socket", "", "Path to a unix domain socket for the HTTP server; recommended for security reasons!")
+	queryAddr := flag.String("query-addr", "", "Address:port where to bind the query service")
+	querySocket := flag.String("query-socket", "/tmp/circologd-query.sock", "Path to a unix domain socket for the HTTP server; recommended for security reasons!")
 	ctlSocket := flag.String("ctl-socket", "/tmp/circologd-ctl.sock", "Path to a unix domain socket for the control server; leave empty to disable")
 	flag.Var(&logFmt, "log-fmt", "Log messages format. If not set, defaults to automatic choice. Allowed values: rfc3164, rfc5424, auto.")
 	verbose := flag.Bool("verbose", false, "Print more output executing the daemon")
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	httpQueryServer := http.Server{Handler: setupHTTP(hub)}
-	if *querySocket != "" {
+	if *queryAddr == "" {
 		fmt.Printf("Binding address `%s` [http]\n", *querySocket)
 		unixListener, err := net.Listen("unix", *querySocket)
 		if err != nil {