diff --git a/ctl/backup.go b/ctl/backup.go
index 302041dfe..519a604fd 100644
--- a/ctl/backup.go
+++ b/ctl/backup.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func NewBackupCommand(stdin io.Reader, stdout, stderr io.Writer) *BackupCommand
 		CmdIO:       pilosa.NewCmdIO(stdin, stdout, stderr),
 		Concurrency: 1,
 		RetryPeriod: time.Minute,
-		Pprof:       "localhost:43809",
+		Pprof:       "localhost:0",
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/ctl/restore.go b/ctl/restore.go
index 9c12434f8..6cbf700b0 100644
--- a/ctl/restore.go
+++ b/ctl/restore.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func NewRestoreCommand(stdin io.Reader, stdout, stderr io.Writer) *RestoreComman
 		CmdIO:       pilosa.NewCmdIO(stdin, stdout, stderr),
 		RetryPeriod: time.Second * 30,
 		Concurrency: 1,
-		Pprof:       "localhost:43809",
+		Pprof:       "localhost:0",
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/ctl/util.go b/ctl/util.go
index 60ac082c9..2a5611df6 100644
--- a/ctl/util.go
+++ b/ctl/util.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func startProfilingServer(addr string, logger logger.Logger) (close func() error
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	go func() {
-		logger.Printf("Listening for /debug/pprof/ and /debug/fgprof on '%s'", addr)
+		logger.Printf("Listening for /debug/pprof/ and /debug/fgprof on '%s'", ln.Addr().String())
 		logger.Printf("%v", s.Serve(ln))
 	}()