diff --git a/clicada/cli/arg.py b/clicada/cli/arg.py
index 441db69..2ea2cb2 100644
--- a/clicada/cli/arg.py
+++ b/clicada/cli/arg.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # import notifier
 from clicada.cli.notify import NotifyWriter
 notifier = NotifyWriter()
-notifier.notify('loading script')
+#notifier.notify('loading script')
 
 # standard imports
 import os
diff --git a/clicada/cli/http.py b/clicada/cli/http.py
index 0ae7dda..f49ceee 100644
--- a/clicada/cli/http.py
+++ b/clicada/cli/http.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import hashlib
 import urllib.parse
 import os
 import logging
+from socket import getservbyname
 
 # external imports
 from usumbufu.client.base import (
@@ -48,7 +49,15 @@ class HTTPSession:
     def __init__(self, url, auth=None, origin=None):
         self.base_url = url
         url_parts = urllib.parse.urlsplit(self.base_url)
-        url_parts_origin = (url_parts[0], url_parts[1], '', '', '',)
+        url_parts_origin_host = url_parts[1].split(":")
+        host = url_parts_origin_host[0]
+        try:
+            host = host + ':' + url_parts_origin_host[1]
+        except IndexError:
+            host = host + ':' + str(getservbyname(url_parts[0]))
+            logg.info('changed origin with missing port number from {} to {}'.format(url_parts[1], host))
+        url_parts_origin = (url_parts[0], host, '', '', '',)
+            
         self.origin = origin
         if self.origin == None:
             self.origin = urllib.parse.urlunsplit(url_parts_origin)
diff --git a/clicada/cli/notify.py b/clicada/cli/notify.py
index 6b8d8ef..8ee25b9 100644
--- a/clicada/cli/notify.py
+++ b/clicada/cli/notify.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 # standard imports
 import os
 import sys
+import shutil
 
 
 class NotifyWriter:
 
     def __init__(self, writer=sys.stdout):
-        (c, r) = os.get_terminal_size()
+        (c, r) = shutil.get_terminal_size()
         self.cols = c
         self.fmt = "\r{:" + "<{}".format(c) + "}"
         self.w = writer
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 907da2d..17328ab 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = clicada
-version = 0.0.6a1
+version = 0.0.6a2
 description = CLI CRM tool for the cic-stack custodial wallet system
 author = Louis Holbrook
 author_email = dev@holbrook.no