diff --git a/core/commands/p2p.go b/core/commands/p2p.go
index 38521eeab..be5d8702e 100644
--- a/core/commands/p2p.go
+++ b/core/commands/p2p.go
@@ -219,6 +219,12 @@ Example:
 			return
 		}
 
+		// port can't be 0
+		if err := checkPort(target); err != nil {
+			res.SetError(err, cmdkit.ErrNormal)
+			return
+		}
+
 		allowCustom, _, err := req.Option(allowCustomProtocolOptionName).Bool()
 		if err != nil {
 			res.SetError(err, cmdkit.ErrNormal)
@@ -239,6 +245,40 @@ Example:
 	},
 }
 
+// checkPort checks whether target multiaddr contains tcp or udp protocol
+// and whether the port is equal to 0
+func checkPort(target ma.Multiaddr) error {
+	// get tcp or udp port from multiaddr
+	getPort := func() (string, error) {
+		sport, _ := target.ValueForProtocol(ma.P_TCP)
+		if sport != "" {
+			return sport, nil
+		}
+
+		sport, _ = target.ValueForProtocol(ma.P_UDP)
+		if sport != "" {
+			return sport, nil
+		}
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("address does not contain tcp or udp protocol")
+	}
+
+	sport, err := getPort()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	port, err := strconv.Atoi(sport)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if port == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("port can't be 0")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // forwardRemote forwards libp2p service connections to a manet address
 func forwardRemote(ctx context.Context, p *p2p.P2P, proto protocol.ID, target ma.Multiaddr) error {
 	// TODO: return some info
diff --git a/p2p/local.go b/p2p/local.go
index 0a51b55e9..3587b42b4 100644
--- a/p2p/local.go
+++ b/p2p/local.go
@@ -28,21 +28,19 @@ type localListener struct {
 // ForwardLocal creates new P2P stream to a remote listener
 func (p2p *P2P) ForwardLocal(ctx context.Context, peer peer.ID, proto protocol.ID, bindAddr ma.Multiaddr) (Listener, error) {
 	listener := &localListener{
-		ctx: ctx,
-
-		p2p: p2p,
-
+		ctx:   ctx,
+		p2p:   p2p,
 		proto: proto,
-		laddr: bindAddr,
 		peer:  peer,
 	}
 
-	maListener, err := manet.Listen(listener.laddr)
+	maListener, err := manet.Listen(bindAddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	listener.listener = maListener
+	listener.laddr = maListener.Multiaddr()
 
 	if err := p2p.ListenersLocal.Register(listener); err != nil {
 		return nil, err