diff --git a/parity/cli.rs b/parity/cli.rs
index 106d65aa3..e5a5a0983 100644
--- a/parity/cli.rs
+++ b/parity/cli.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Networking Options:
                            string or input to SHA3 operation.
 
 API and Console Options:
-  -j --jsonrpc             Enable the JSON-RPC API server.
+  --jsonrpc-off            Disable the JSON-RPC API server.
   --jsonrpc-port PORT      Specify the port portion of the JSONRPC API server
                            [default: 8545].
   --jsonrpc-interface IP   Specify the hostname portion of the JSONRPC API
@@ -68,10 +68,18 @@ API and Console Options:
   --jsonrpc-cors URL       Specify CORS header for JSON-RPC API responses.
   --jsonrpc-apis APIS      Specify the APIs available through the JSONRPC
                            interface. APIS is a comma-delimited list of API
-                           name. Possible name are web3, eth and net.
+                           name. Possible name are web3, eth, net, personal,
+                           ethcore, traces.
                            [default: web3,eth,net,personal,ethcore,traces].
-  -w --webapp              Enable the web applications server (e.g.
-                           status page).
+
+  --ipc-off                Disable JSON-RPC over IPC service.
+  --ipc-path PATH          Specify custom path for JSON-RPC over IPC service
+                           [default: $HOME/.parity/jsonrpc.ipc].
+  --ipc-apis APIS          Specify custom API set available via JSON-RPC over
+                           IPC [default: web3,eth,net,personal,ethcore].
+
+  --webapp-off             Disable the web applications server (e.g. status
+                           page).
   --webapp-port PORT       Specify the port portion of the WebApps server
                            [default: 8080].
   --webapp-interface IP    Specify the hostname portion of the WebApps
@@ -84,12 +92,6 @@ API and Console Options:
   --webapp-pass PASSWORD   Specify password for WebApps server. Use only in
                            conjunction with --webapp-user.
 
-  --ipc-disable            Disable JSON-RPC over IPC service
-  --ipc-path PATH          Specify custom path for IPC service
-                           [default: $HOME/.parity/jsonrpc.ipc]
-  --ipc-api APIS           Specify custom API set available via IPC service
-                           [default: web3,eth,net,personal,ethcore]
-
 Sealing/Mining Options:
   --force-sealing          Force the node to author new blocks as if it were
                            always sealing/mining.
@@ -133,18 +135,23 @@ Footprint Options:
                            the entire system, overrides other cache and queue
                            options.
 
-Geth-compatibility Options:
+Legacy Options:
   --datadir PATH           Equivalent to --db-path PATH.
   --testnet                Equivalent to --chain testnet.
   --networkid INDEX        Equivalent to --network-id INDEX.
   --maxpeers COUNT         Equivalent to --peers COUNT.
   --nodekey KEY            Equivalent to --node-key KEY.
   --nodiscover             Equivalent to --no-discovery.
-  --rpc                    Equivalent to --jsonrpc.
+  -j --jsonrpc             Does nothing; JSON-RPC is on by default now.
+  -w --webapp              Does nothing; web app server is on by default now.
+  --rpc                    Does nothing; JSON-RPC is on by default now.
   --rpcaddr IP             Equivalent to --jsonrpc-interface IP.
   --rpcport PORT           Equivalent to --jsonrpc-port PORT.
   --rpcapi APIS            Equivalent to --jsonrpc-apis APIS.
   --rpccorsdomain URL      Equivalent to --jsonrpc-cors URL.
+  --ipcdisable             Equivalent to --ipc-off.
+  --ipcapi APIS            Equivalent to --ipc-apis APIS.
+  --ipcpath PATH           Equivalent to --ipc-path PATH.
   --gasprice WEI           Minimum amount of Wei per GAS to be paid for a
                            transaction to be accepted for mining. Overrides
                            --basic-tx-usd.
@@ -184,12 +191,15 @@ pub struct Args {
 	pub flag_cache_pref_size: usize,
 	pub flag_cache_max_size: usize,
 	pub flag_queue_max_size: usize,
-	pub flag_jsonrpc: bool,
+	pub flag_jsonrpc_off: bool,
 	pub flag_jsonrpc_interface: String,
 	pub flag_jsonrpc_port: u16,
 	pub flag_jsonrpc_cors: Option<String>,
 	pub flag_jsonrpc_apis: String,
-	pub flag_webapp: bool,
+	pub flag_ipc_off: bool,
+	pub flag_ipc_path: String,
+	pub flag_ipc_apis: String,
+	pub flag_webapp_off: bool,
 	pub flag_webapp_port: u16,
 	pub flag_webapp_interface: String,
 	pub flag_webapp_user: Option<String>,
@@ -203,10 +213,7 @@ pub struct Args {
 	pub flag_tx_limit: usize,
 	pub flag_logging: Option<String>,
 	pub flag_version: bool,
-	pub flag_ipc_disable: bool,
-	pub flag_ipc_path: String,
-	pub flag_ipc_api: String,
-	// geth-compatibility...
+	// legacy...
 	pub flag_nodekey: Option<String>,
 	pub flag_nodiscover: bool,
 	pub flag_maxpeers: Option<usize>,
@@ -214,6 +221,8 @@ pub struct Args {
 	pub flag_extradata: Option<String>,
 	pub flag_etherbase: Option<String>,
 	pub flag_gasprice: Option<String>,
+	pub flag_jsonrpc: bool,
+	pub flag_webapp: bool,
 	pub flag_rpc: bool,
 	pub flag_rpcaddr: Option<String>,
 	pub flag_rpcport: Option<u16>,
@@ -221,6 +230,9 @@ pub struct Args {
 	pub flag_rpcapi: Option<String>,
 	pub flag_testnet: bool,
 	pub flag_networkid: Option<String>,
+	pub flag_ipcdisable: bool,
+	pub flag_ipcpath: Option<String>,
+	pub flag_ipcapi: Option<String>,
 }
 
 pub fn print_version() {
diff --git a/parity/configuration.rs b/parity/configuration.rs
index 0b32d5232..83eadbc2e 100644
--- a/parity/configuration.rs
+++ b/parity/configuration.rs
@@ -269,20 +269,21 @@ impl Configuration {
 
 	pub fn ipc_settings(&self) -> IpcConfiguration {
 		IpcConfiguration {
-			enabled: !self.args.flag_ipc_disable,
-			socket_addr: self.args.flag_ipc_path.clone()
+			enabled: !(self.args.flag_ipcdisable || self.args.flag_ipc_off),
+			socket_addr: self.args.flag_ipcpath.clone().unwrap_or(self.args.flag_ipc_path.clone())
 				.replace("$HOME", env::home_dir().unwrap().to_str().unwrap()),
-			apis: self.args.flag_ipc_api.clone(),
+			apis: self.args.flag_ipcapi.clone().unwrap_or(self.args.flag_ipc_apis.clone()),
 		}
 	}
 
 	pub fn network_settings(&self) -> NetworkSettings {
+		if self.args.flag_jsonrpc { println!("WARNING: Flag -j/--json-rpc is deprecated. JSON-RPC is now on by default. Ignoring."); }
 		NetworkSettings {
 			name: self.args.flag_identity.clone(),
 			chain: self.chain(),
 			max_peers: self.max_peers(),
 			network_port: self.net_port(),
-			rpc_enabled: self.args.flag_rpc || self.args.flag_jsonrpc,
+			rpc_enabled: !self.args.flag_jsonrpc_off,
 			rpc_interface: self.args.flag_rpcaddr.clone().unwrap_or(self.args.flag_jsonrpc_interface.clone()),
 			rpc_port: self.args.flag_rpcport.unwrap_or(self.args.flag_jsonrpc_port),
 		}
@@ -315,7 +316,7 @@ mod tests {
 			chain: "morden".to_owned(),
 			max_peers: 25,
 			network_port: 30303,
-			rpc_enabled: false,
+			rpc_enabled: true,
 			rpc_interface: "local".to_owned(),
 			rpc_port: 8545,
 		});
diff --git a/parity/main.rs b/parity/main.rs
index 9da523fd2..c143f0b05 100644
--- a/parity/main.rs
+++ b/parity/main.rs
@@ -181,10 +181,11 @@ fn execute_client(conf: Configuration) {
 	}, &dependencies);
 
 	// setup ipc rpc
-	let ipc_server = rpc::new_ipc(conf.ipc_settings(), &dependencies);
+	let _ipc_server = rpc::new_ipc(conf.ipc_settings(), &dependencies);
 
+	if conf.args.flag_webapp { println!("WARNING: Flag -w/--webapp is deprecated. Web app server is now on by default. Ignoring."); }
 	let webapp_server = webapp::new(webapp::Configuration {
-		enabled: conf.args.flag_webapp,
+		enabled: !conf.args.flag_webapp_off,
 		interface: conf.args.flag_webapp_interface.clone(),
 		port: conf.args.flag_webapp_port,
 		user: conf.args.flag_webapp_user.clone(),