diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9888ea3f..c4f99942 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.7.4-stable+timestamp.2013.10.31.10.21.05
+Version 2.7.4-stable+timestamp.2013.11.01.17.44.38
diff --git a/gluon/shell.py b/gluon/shell.py
index 7a56e9b8..2c1e0f70 100644
--- a/gluon/shell.py
+++ b/gluon/shell.py
@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ def env(
     request.function = f or 'index'
     response.view = '%s/%s.html' % (request.controller,
                                     request.function)
-    request.env.http_host = '127.0.0.1:8000'
+    ip = global_settings.cmd_options.ip
+    port = global_settings.cmd_options.port 
+    request.env.http_host = '%s:%s' % (ip,port)
     request.env.remote_addr = '127.0.0.1'
     request.env.web2py_runtime_gae = global_settings.web2py_runtime_gae