diff --git a/python/helpers/pydev/pydevconsole.py b/python/helpers/pydev/pydevconsole.py
index 15f748c5ad51..c4dc4fdc53c4 100644
--- a/python/helpers/pydev/pydevconsole.py
+++ b/python/helpers/pydev/pydevconsole.py
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ def start_server(host, port, interpreter):
             server = XMLRPCServer((host, port), logRequests=False, allow_none=True)
 
     except:
-        sys.stderr.write('Error starting server with host: %s, port: %s, client_port: %s\n' % (host, port, client_port))
+        sys.stderr.write('Error starting server with host: %s, port: %s, client_port: %s\n' % (host, port, interpreter.client_port))
         raise
 
     # Tell UMD the proper default namespace
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ def start_server(host, port, interpreter):
         (h, port) = server.socket.getsockname()
 
         print(port)
-        print(client_port)
+        print(interpreter.client_port)
 
 
     sys.stderr.write(interpreter.get_greeting_msg())