diff --git a/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/run.me b/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/run.me
index 85bf294..4fc7574 100644
--- a/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/run.me
+++ b/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/run.me
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # CORD Demo
 # =========
 
+export LISTENPORT=8080
 export JETTY="-jar jetty-runner.jar"
 export CORD=./cord-gui-1.2.0-SNAPSHOT.war
 export LOGDBG=-Dorg.onosproject.cord.gui.LEVEL=DEBUG
@@ -25,8 +26,8 @@
   PARAM2=""
 fi
 
-java $PARAM1 $PARAM2 $LOGDBG $JETTY $CORD >$LOG 2>&1 &
-#java $PARAM1 $PARAM2 $LOGDBG $DEBUG $JETTY $CORD >$LOG 2>&1 &
+java $PARAM1 $PARAM2 $LOGDBG $JETTY --port $LISTENPORT $CORD >$LOG 2>&1 &
+#java $PARAM1 $PARAM2 $LOGDBG $DEBUG $JETTY --port $LISTENPORT $CORD >$LOG 2>&1 &
 
 echo jetty-runner started {$PARAM1:$PARAM2}
 echo .. logging to $LOG
diff --git a/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/stop.me b/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/stop.me
index 331d9bb..3e34aa7 100644
--- a/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/stop.me
+++ b/apps/demo/cord-gui/src/scripts/stop.me
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # script to stop the cord gui server
 #
-PID=$(ps | grep jetty-runner | grep -v grep | cut -c1-5)
+PID=$(ps -ef | grep jetty-runner | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}')
 if [ -z "$PID" ]
 then
   echo jetty-runner not running
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 kill $PID
 sleep 1
 
-PID=$(ps | grep jetty-runner | grep -v grep | cut -c1-5)
+PID=$(ps -ef | grep jetty-runner | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}')
 if [ ! -z "$PID" ]
 then
   echo jetty-runner still running ?