diff --git a/koviz/main.cpp b/koviz/main.cpp
index d9466cf..becc79c 100644
--- a/koviz/main.cpp
+++ b/koviz/main.cpp
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ class SnapOptions : public Options
     double  timeMatchTolerance;
     QString trickhost;
     uint trickport;
+    uint virgoport;
     double trickoffset;
     QString videoFileName;
     double videoOffset;
@@ -369,6 +370,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     opts.add("-z:{0,1}",
              &opts.isFilterOutFlatlineZeros,false,
              "Filter out flat line zero and empty plots");
+    opts.add("-virgoport", &opts.virgoport, 64053,
+             "port for VIRGO connection");
 
     opts.parse(argc,argv, QString("koviz"), &ok);
 
@@ -1530,6 +1533,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             PlotMainWindow w(bookModel,
                              opts.trickhost,
                              opts.trickport,
+                             opts.virgoport,
                              opts.trickoffset,
                              videos,
                              excludePattern,
diff --git a/libkoviz/plotmainwindow.cpp b/libkoviz/plotmainwindow.cpp
index f6c7676..c188124 100644
--- a/libkoviz/plotmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/libkoviz/plotmainwindow.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 PlotMainWindow::PlotMainWindow(PlotBookModel* bookModel,
         const QString& trickhost,
         uint trickport,
+        uint virgoport,
         double trickoffset,
         const QList<QPair<QString,double> >& videos,
         const QString& excludePattern,
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ PlotMainWindow::PlotMainWindow(PlotBookModel* bookModel,
     _tvModel(0),
     _trickhost(trickhost),
     _trickport(trickport),
+    _virgoport(virgoport),
     _trickoffset(trickoffset),
     _videos(videos),
     _excludePattern(excludePattern),
@@ -261,7 +263,7 @@ PlotMainWindow::PlotMainWindow(PlotBookModel* bookModel,
             this, SLOT(setTimeFromBvis(double)));
 
     // creating timecom to send commands to the koviz blender plugin
-    _blender = new TimeCom("127.0.0.1", 64053, this);
+    _blender = new TimeCom("127.0.0.1", _virgoport, this);
     connect(_blender,SIGNAL(timechangedByBvis(double)),
             this, SLOT(setTimeFromBvis(double)));
 
diff --git a/libkoviz/plotmainwindow.h b/libkoviz/plotmainwindow.h
index 889677d..8aecbb4 100644
--- a/libkoviz/plotmainwindow.h
+++ b/libkoviz/plotmainwindow.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class PlotMainWindow : public QMainWindow
     explicit PlotMainWindow( PlotBookModel* bookModel,
                              const QString& trickhost,
                              uint trickport,
+                             uint virgoport,
                              double trickoffset,
                              const QList<QPair<QString,double> >& videos,
                              const QString& excludePattern,
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ class PlotMainWindow : public QMainWindow
 
     const QString& _trickhost;
     uint _trickport;
+    uint _virgoport;
     double _trickoffset;
     QList<QPair<QString,double> > _videos;
     QString _excludePattern;