diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 77ad3a6..a3b993c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ all: build
 	./zood --version
 	./zood
 
-build:
+build: goimports
 	GO111MODULE=off go build \
 		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
 
@@ -45,3 +45,6 @@ git-clone:
 
 http-list-packages:
 	curl --silent http://localhost:2521/list?hostname=zookeeper.wit.com
+
+localhost:
+	./zood --port 2232 --url "http://localhost:2233"
diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index 6a25aa0..f155b3e 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ import (
 var argv args
 
 type args struct {
-	Daemon bool `arg:"--daemon"           default:"false"  help:"run in daemon mode"`
-	Port   int  `arg:"--port"             default:"2521"   help:"port to run on"`
+	Daemon bool   `arg:"--daemon"           default:"false"  help:"run in daemon mode"`
+	Port   int    `arg:"--port"             default:"2521"   help:"port to run on"`
+	URL    string `arg:"--url"              default:"2521"   help:"url to use"`
 }
 
 func (args) Version() string {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0329ad5..d349903 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ func main() {
 
 	me = new(stuff)
 	me.urlbase = "http://zookeeper.grid.wit.com:8080"
+	if argv.URL != "" {
+		me.urlbase = argv.URL
+	}
 
 	me.pollDelay = 3 * time.Second
 	me.failcountmax = 20 // die every minute if zookeeper can't be found