diff --git a/args.c b/args.c
index 52385e02..03c2562f 100644
--- a/args.c
+++ b/args.c
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ void parse_args(int argc, char* argv[])
 			FTLfiles.log = "pihole-FTL.log";
 			// FTLfiles.db will be set to "pihole-FTL.db" via config file on Travis
 			FTLfiles.conf = "pihole-FTL.conf";
+			FTLfiles.socketfile = "pihole-FTL.sock";
 			files.log = "pihole.log";
 			ok = true;
 		}