diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 05b705f..c34f9cf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,19 @@ every change carries a descriptive commit message.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [3.38.2] — 2026-10-25
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **The start scripts name the address they were asked to bind.**  The opening
+  `Starting pysim-simple-server on http://127.0.0.1:8080` line was hardcoded
+  while `--http-host`/`--http-port` were passed through to the server:
+  `./start.sh --http-host 10.0.28.161` bound correctly (the server's own
+  `listening on` banner named the address), but the first line still said
+  127.0.0.1.  `start.sh` and `start.bat` now parse both flags (space and `=`
+  forms, the last value wins like argparse) and echo the effective address;
+  the defaults are unchanged.
+
 ## [3.38.1] — 2026-10-25
 
 ### Performance
diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index 2988b8f..c718c26 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -1959,7 +1959,7 @@
 // ===== Version =====
 // Single source of truth for the PWA version: shown in the header and used
 // by the server version check in pysimConnect().
-const SIMPLE_VERSION = '3.38.1';
+const SIMPLE_VERSION = '3.38.2';
 document.getElementById('app-version').textContent = 'v' + SIMPLE_VERSION;
 
 // ===== view history (the browser Back/Forward buttons) =====
diff --git a/frontend/sw.js b/frontend/sw.js
index c087251..8a31e62 100644
--- a/frontend/sw.js
+++ b/frontend/sw.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const CACHE = 'simple-v482';
+const CACHE = 'simple-v483';
 const URLS = [
   'index.html',
   'help.html',
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 47c87cd..a80ed8c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "pysim-simple-server"
-version = "3.38.1"
+version = "3.38.2"
 description = "HTTP REST server wrapping pysim for the SIMple PWA"
 license = { text = "GPL-2.0-or-later" }
 requires-python = ">=3.9"
diff --git a/pysim_simple_server/server.py b/pysim_simple_server/server.py
index 51bbf7b..c2e6681 100644
--- a/pysim_simple_server/server.py
+++ b/pysim_simple_server/server.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from osmocom.tlv import BER_TLV_IE
 from osmocom.utils import rpad
 
 
-VERSION = '3.38.1'
+VERSION = '3.38.2'
 
 MAX_ENVELOPE_SEGMENTS = 5  # max SMS segments for outgoing C-APDU in ENVELOPE
 
diff --git a/start.bat b/start.bat
index a493471..e324262 100644
--- a/start.bat
+++ b/start.bat
@@ -12,15 +12,41 @@ set VENV_DIR=%~dp0.venv
 set LOG=%~dp0simple_lastrun.log
 set PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 
+REM The address the opening line names (v3.38.2).  The server parses the same
+REM flags; this mirrors its last-one-wins rule for the echo.  %* is not
+REM affected by SHIFT, so the server still receives every argument.
+set "HTTP_HOST=127.0.0.1"
+set "HTTP_PORT=8080"
+:parse_http_args
+if "%~1"=="" goto http_args_done
+if /i "%~1"=="--http-host" (
+    set "HTTP_HOST=%~2"
+    shift
+    shift
+    goto parse_http_args
+)
+if /i "%~1"=="--http-port" (
+    set "HTTP_PORT=%~2"
+    shift
+    shift
+    goto parse_http_args
+)
+set "ARG=%~1"
+if /i "%ARG:~0,12%"=="--http-host=" set "HTTP_HOST=%ARG:~12%"
+if /i "%ARG:~0,12%"=="--http-port=" set "HTTP_PORT=%ARG:~12%"
+shift
+goto parse_http_args
+:http_args_done
+
 if exist "%VENV_DIR%\Scripts\pysim-simple-server.exe" (
-    echo Starting pysim-simple-server from venv on http://127.0.0.1:8080
+    echo Starting pysim-simple-server from venv on http://%HTTP_HOST%:%HTTP_PORT%
     echo Log: simple_lastrun.log (overwritten on each start^). Press Ctrl+C to stop.
     "%VENV_DIR%\Scripts\pysim-simple-server.exe" --http-port 8080 -p 0 %* 2>&1 | powershell -NoProfile -Command "$input | Tee-Object -FilePath '%LOG%'"
     goto :eof
 )
 
 if exist "%~dp0pysim_simple_server\__main__.py" (
-    echo Starting pysim-simple-server from source on http://127.0.0.1:8080
+    echo Starting pysim-simple-server from source on http://%HTTP_HOST%:%HTTP_PORT%
     echo Log: simple_lastrun.log (overwritten on each start^). Press Ctrl+C to stop.
     python -m pysim_simple_server --http-port 8080 -p 0 %* 2>&1 | powershell -NoProfile -Command "$input | Tee-Object -FilePath '%LOG%'"
     goto :eof
@@ -28,7 +54,7 @@ if exist "%~dp0pysim_simple_server\__main__.py" (
 
 where pysim-simple-server >nul 2>&1
 if %errorlevel% equ 0 (
-    echo Starting pysim-simple-server on http://127.0.0.1:8080
+    echo Starting pysim-simple-server on http://%HTTP_HOST%:%HTTP_PORT%
     echo Log: simple_lastrun.log (overwritten on each start^). Press Ctrl+C to stop.
     pysim-simple-server --http-port 8080 -p 0 %* 2>&1 | powershell -NoProfile -Command "$input | Tee-Object -FilePath '%LOG%'"
     goto :eof
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 7ff403b..d418350 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,24 @@ set -e
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
 VENV_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/.venv"
 
+# The address the opening line names (v3.38.2).  The server parses the same
+# flags; start.sh passes its own --http-port 8080 before "$@", so a later user
+# value wins (argparse keeps the last one) - mirror that here.
+HTTP_HOST=127.0.0.1
+HTTP_PORT=8080
+PREV_ARG=""
+for arg in "$@"; do
+    case "$PREV_ARG" in
+        --http-host) HTTP_HOST="$arg" ;;
+        --http-port) HTTP_PORT="$arg" ;;
+    esac
+    case "$arg" in
+        --http-host=*) HTTP_HOST="${arg#*=}" ;;
+        --http-port=*) HTTP_PORT="${arg#*=}" ;;
+    esac
+    PREV_ARG="$arg"
+done
+
 # Console + log file.  The log contains card keys and request payloads (test
 # cards) - it is gitignored and must not be committed.
 LOG_FILE="$SCRIPT_DIR/simple_lastrun.log"
@@ -73,7 +91,7 @@ if [ -f "$VENV_DIR/bin/pysim-simple-server" ]; then
 elif command -v pysim-simple-server &> /dev/null; then
     SERVER="pysim-simple-server"
 elif [ -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/pysim_simple_server/__main__.py" ]; then
-    echo "Starting pysim-simple-server from source on http://127.0.0.1:8080"
+    echo "Starting pysim-simple-server from source on http://$HTTP_HOST:$HTTP_PORT"
     echo "Log: simple_lastrun.log (overwritten on each start)."
     cd "$SCRIPT_DIR" && python3 -m pysim_simple_server --http-port 8080 $READER_ARGS "$@"
     exit $?
@@ -84,7 +102,7 @@ else
     exit 1
 fi
 
-echo "Starting pysim-simple-server on http://127.0.0.1:8080"
+echo "Starting pysim-simple-server on http://$HTTP_HOST:$HTTP_PORT"
 echo "Log: simple_lastrun.log (overwritten on each start)."
 echo "Press Ctrl+C to stop."
 echo "Extra arguments are passed to the server (e.g. ./start.sh --gsmtap)."
diff --git a/tests/test_pcsc_startup.py b/tests/test_pcsc_startup.py
index 74f914b..dfe17d5 100644
--- a/tests/test_pcsc_startup.py
+++ b/tests/test_pcsc_startup.py
@@ -150,6 +150,21 @@ class SourcePins(unittest.TestCase):
         # the old "is pcscd running" heuristic is gone
         self.assertNotIn('pgrep -x pcscd', src)
 
+    def test_the_start_message_names_the_requested_address(self):
+        src = (Path(m.__file__).parent.parent / 'start.sh').read_text()
+        self.assertIn('--http-host=*) HTTP_HOST="${arg#*=}"', src)
+        self.assertIn('--http-port=*) HTTP_PORT="${arg#*=}"', src)
+        self.assertIn('http://$HTTP_HOST:$HTTP_PORT', src)
+        # the old hardcoded address is gone (the defaults are named separately)
+        self.assertNotIn('http://127.0.0.1:8080', src)
+
+    def test_the_start_bat_message_names_the_requested_address(self):
+        src = (Path(m.__file__).parent.parent / 'start.bat').read_text()
+        self.assertIn('--http-host=', src)
+        self.assertIn('--http-port=', src)
+        self.assertIn('%HTTP_HOST%:%HTTP_PORT%', src)
+        self.assertNotIn('http://127.0.0.1:8080', src)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()