diff --git a/libtransmission/rpcimpl.cc b/libtransmission/rpcimpl.cc
index 43a4fb77e..63eba546d 100644
--- a/libtransmission/rpcimpl.cc
+++ b/libtransmission/rpcimpl.cc
@@ -1943,7 +1943,7 @@ static char const* sessionSet(
 
     if (tr_variantDictFindInt(args_in, TR_KEY_peer_port, &i))
     {
-        session->setPeerPort(tr_port::fromHost(i));
+        tr_sessionSetPeerPort(session, i);
     }
 
     if (tr_variantDictFindBool(args_in, TR_KEY_port_forwarding_enabled, &boolVal))
diff --git a/libtransmission/session.cc b/libtransmission/session.cc
index 57210c9df..0b6fc3ef2 100644
--- a/libtransmission/session.cc
+++ b/libtransmission/session.cc
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ void tr_bindinfo::bindAndListenForIncomingPeers(tr_session* session)
 
     if (socket_ != TR_BAD_SOCKET)
     {
+        tr_logAddInfo(fmt::format(
+            _("Listening to incoming peer connections on {hostport}"),
+            fmt::arg("hostport", addr_.readable(session->private_peer_port))));
         ev_ = event_new(session->event_base, socket_, EV_READ | EV_PERSIST, accept_incoming_peer, session);
         event_add(ev_, nullptr);
     }