diff --git a/lib/server/parse-udp.js b/lib/server/parse-udp.js
index da32bebd..ad247f0d 100644
--- a/lib/server/parse-udp.js
+++ b/lib/server/parse-udp.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ function parseUdpRequest (msg, rinfo) {
       common.MAX_ANNOUNCE_PEERS
     )
 
-    params.port = msg.readUInt16BE(96) || rinfo.port // optional
+    params.port = rinfo.port // optional
     params.addr = params.ip + ':' + params.port // TODO: ipv6 brackets
     params.compact = 1 // udp is always compact
   } else if (params.action === common.ACTIONS.SCRAPE) { // scrape message