diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 665944644b..877b08c79c 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ function start() {
 	winston.info('Time: ' + new Date());
 	winston.info('Initializing NodeBB v' + pkg.version);
 	winston.info('* using configuration stored in: ' + configFile);
-	winston.info('* using ' + nconf.get('database') +' store at ' + nconf.get(nconf.get('database') + ':host') + ':' + nconf.get(nconf.get('database') + ':port'));
+	var host = nconf.get(nconf.get('database') + ':host');
+	winston.info('* using ' + nconf.get('database') +' store at ' + host + (host.indexOf('/') === -1 ? ':' + nconf.get(nconf.get('database') + ':port') : ''));
 	winston.info('* using themes stored in: ' + nconf.get('themes_path'));
 
 	if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {