diff --git a/cmd/neoserver/main.go b/cmd/neoserver/main.go
index f06c73c3d..fff926922 100644
--- a/cmd/neoserver/main.go
+++ b/cmd/neoserver/main.go
@@ -8,25 +8,36 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	port = flag.String("port", ":3000", "port the TCP listener will listen on.")
+	tcp  = flag.Int("tcp", 3000, "port TCP listener will listen on.")
 	seed = flag.String("seed", "", "initial seed servers.")
 	net  = flag.Int("net", 56753, "the mode the server will operate in.")
+	rpc  = flag.Int("rpc", 0, "let this server also respond to rpc calls on this port")
 )
 
 // Simple dirty and quick bootstrapping for the sake of development.
 // e.g run 2 nodes:
-// neoserver -port :4000
-// neoserver -port :3000 -seed 127.0.0.1:4000
+// neoserver -tcp :4000
+// neoserver -tcp :3000 -seed 127.0.0.1:4000
 func main() {
 	flag.Parse()
 
+	opts := network.StartOpts{
+		Seeds: parseSeeds(*seed),
+		TCP:   *tcp,
+		RPC:   *rpc,
+	}
+
 	s := network.NewServer(network.NetMode(*net))
-	seeds := strings.Split(*seed, ",")
-	if len(seeds) == 0 {
-		seeds = []string{*seed}
-	}
-	if *seed == "" {
-		seeds = []string{}
-	}
-	s.Start(*port, seeds)
+	s.Start(opts)
+}
+
+func parseSeeds(s string) []string {
+	if len(s) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	seeds := strings.Split(s, ",")
+	if len(seeds) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return seeds
 }