diff --git a/openvpn/pia/update-port.sh b/openvpn/pia/update-port.sh
index 8648bc4ad..dd6ed1c5d 100755
--- a/openvpn/pia/update-port.sh
+++ b/openvpn/pia/update-port.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pass=$(sed -n 2p /config/openvpn-credentials.txt)
 pf_host=$(ip route | grep tun | grep -v src | head -1 | awk '{ print $3 }')
 
 ###### Nextgen PIA port forwarding      ##################
-   
+
 get_auth_token () {
             tok=$(curl --insecure --silent --show-error --request POST --max-time $curl_max_time \
                  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
@@ -96,13 +96,13 @@ fi
 
 # make sure transmission is running and accepting requests
 echo "waiting for transmission to become responsive"
-until torrent_list="$(transmission-remote $myauth -l)"; do sleep 10; done
+until torrent_list="$(transmission-remote $TRANSMISSION_RPC_PORT $myauth -l)"; do sleep 10; done
 echo "transmission became responsive"
 output="$(echo "$torrent_list" | tail -n 2)"
 echo "$output"
 
 # get current listening port
-transmission_peer_port=$(transmission-remote $myauth -si | grep Listenport | grep -oE '[0-9]+')
+transmission_peer_port=$(transmission-remote $TRANSMISSION_RPC_PORT $myauth -si | grep Listenport | grep -oE '[0-9]+')
 if [[ "$new_port" != "$transmission_peer_port" ]]; then
   if [[ "true" = "$ENABLE_UFW" ]]; then
     echo "Update UFW rules before changing port in Transmission"
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ if [[ "$new_port" != "$transmission_peer_port" ]]; then
   fi
 
   echo "setting transmission port to $new_port"
-  transmission-remote ${myauth} -p "$new_port"
+  transmission-remote ${TRANSMISSION_RPC_PORT} ${myauth} -p "$new_port"
 
   echo "Checking port..."
   sleep 10
-  transmission-remote ${myauth} -pt
+  transmission-remote ${TRANSMISSION_RPC_PORT} ${myauth} -pt
 else
     echo "No action needed, port hasn't changed"
 fi
diff --git a/openvpn/privatevpn/update-port.sh b/openvpn/privatevpn/update-port.sh
index ef69b89e6..b62a48c19 100755
--- a/openvpn/privatevpn/update-port.sh
+++ b/openvpn/privatevpn/update-port.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ fi
 
 # get current listening port
 sleep 3
-transmission_peer_port=$(transmission-remote $myauth -si | grep Listenport | grep -oE '[0-9]+')
+transmission_peer_port=$(transmission-remote $TRANSMISSION_RPC_PORT $myauth -si | grep Listenport | grep -oE '[0-9]+')
 if [ "$new_port" != "$transmission_peer_port" ]; then
   if [ "true" = "$ENABLE_UFW" ]; then
     echo "Update UFW rules before changing port in Transmission"
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ if [ "$new_port" != "$transmission_peer_port" ]; then
     ufw allow ${new_port}
   fi
 
-  transmission-remote ${myauth} -p "$new_port"
+  transmission-remote ${TRANSMISSION_RPC_PORT} ${myauth} -p "$new_port"
 
   echo "Checking port..."
   sleep 10
-  transmission-remote ${myauth} -pt
+  transmission-remote ${TRANSMISSION_RPC_PORT} ${myauth} -pt
 else
     echo "No action needed, port hasn't changed"
 fi