diff --git a/cli.go b/cli.go
index 448c23b..e57e999 100644
--- a/cli.go
+++ b/cli.go
@@ -13,15 +13,29 @@ package scli // import "fortio.org/scli"
 
 import (
 	"flag"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"fortio.org/cli"
 	"fortio.org/dflag/configmap"
 	"fortio.org/dflag/dynloglevel"
 	"fortio.org/dflag/endpoint"
-	"fortio.org/fortio/fhttp"
 	"fortio.org/log"
+	"fortio.org/version"
 )
 
+// NormalizePort parses port and returns host:port if port is in the form
+// of host:port already or :port if port is only a port (doesn't contain :).
+// Copied from fortio.org/fnet.NormalizePort to avoid dependency loop.
+func NormalizePort(port string) string {
+	if strings.ContainsAny(port, ":") {
+		return port
+	}
+	return ":" + port
+}
+
 // ServerMain extends [cli.Main] and returns true if a config port server has been started
 // caller needs to select {} after their own code is ready.
 // [cli.ExitFunction] will have been called (ie program will have exited exited)
@@ -39,16 +53,35 @@ func ServerMain() bool {
 			log.Critf("Unable to watch config/flag changes in %v: %v", *configDir, err)
 		}
 	}
+	shortScliV, _, _ := version.FromBuildInfoPath("fortio.org/scli")
+
 	hasStartedServer := false
 	if *configPort != "" {
-		mux, addr := fhttp.HTTPServer("config", *configPort) // err already logged
-		if addr != nil {
-			hasStartedServer = true
-			setURL := "/set"
-			ep := endpoint.NewFlagsEndpoint(flag.CommandLine, setURL)
-			mux.HandleFunc("/", ep.ListFlags)
-			mux.HandleFunc(setURL, ep.SetFlag)
+		// Sort of inlining fortio.org/fhttp.HTTPServer here to avoid
+		// a dependency loop.
+		port := NormalizePort(*configPort)
+		m := http.NewServeMux()
+		s := &http.Server{
+			Addr:        port,
+			Handler:     m,
+			ReadTimeout: 3 * time.Second,
+		}
+		setURL := "/set"
+		ep := endpoint.NewFlagsEndpoint(flag.CommandLine, setURL)
+		m.HandleFunc("/", ep.ListFlags)
+		m.HandleFunc(setURL, ep.SetFlag)
+		ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", port)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Unable to serve config on %s: %v", s.Addr, err)
 		}
+		log.Infof("Fortio scli %v dflag config server listening on %s", shortScliV, ln.Addr())
+		go func() {
+			err := s.Serve(ln)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("Unable to serve config on %s: %v", s.Addr, err)
+			}
+		}()
+		hasStartedServer = true
 	}
 	log.Infof("Starting %s %s", cli.ProgramName, cli.LongVersion)
 	return hasStartedServer
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9aea5ce..0a44219 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,17 +4,14 @@ go 1.18
 
 require (
 	fortio.org/cli v1.1.0
-	fortio.org/dflag v1.4.2
-	fortio.org/fortio v1.51.0
-	fortio.org/log v1.2.2
+	fortio.org/dflag v1.5.2
+	fortio.org/log v1.3.0
+	fortio.org/version v1.0.2
 )
 
 require (
-	fortio.org/version v1.0.2 // indirect
+	fortio.org/sets v1.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230213192124-5e25df0256eb // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.7.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230224173230-c95f2b4c22f2 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.5.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.7.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4051145..0a036b9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,24 +1,18 @@
-fortio.org/assert v1.1.3 h1:zXm8xiNiKvq2xG/YQ3sONAg3287XUuklKIDdjyD9pyg=
+fortio.org/assert v1.1.4 h1:Za1RaG+OjsTMpQS3J3UCvTF6wc4+IOHCz+jAOU37Y4o=
 fortio.org/cli v1.1.0 h1:ATIxi7DgA7WAexUCF8p5a0qlGYk48ZgkwSEDrvwXeN4=
 fortio.org/cli v1.1.0/go.mod h1:O3nVImKwJSvHKbMYWkqMbEagAXCS1xvSv1YbHwkKJjY=
-fortio.org/dflag v1.4.2 h1:kkPNgmoGViSqh16Muf3BGt+qxPgsx+yfFGB/bpmiGqM=
-fortio.org/dflag v1.4.2/go.mod h1:pTEF7UEj6sHP9rj9gZG2GyhAGrrPJE4c6zOO7zB2yyI=
-fortio.org/fortio v1.51.0 h1:NNmWObMqvhNppfDnaXtQm4We8nU/vWkgb/4WcEmFkX8=
-fortio.org/fortio v1.51.0/go.mod h1:xbh8Taib2MudgXt5MYu2upVaDvlIq4w97CDXz/4td3M=
-fortio.org/log v1.2.2 h1:vs42JjNwiqbMbacittZjJE9+oi72Za6aekML9gKmILg=
-fortio.org/log v1.2.2/go.mod h1:u/8/2lyczXq52aT5Nw6reD+3cR6m/EbS2jBiIYhgiTU=
+fortio.org/dflag v1.5.2 h1:F9XVRj4Qr2IbJP7BMj7XZc9wB0Q/RZ61Ool+4YPVad8=
+fortio.org/dflag v1.5.2/go.mod h1:ppb/A8u+KKg+qUUYZNYuvRnXuVb8IsdHb/XGzsmjkN8=
+fortio.org/log v1.3.0 h1:bESPvuQGKejw7rrx41Sg3GoF+tsrB7oC08PxBs5/AM0=
+fortio.org/log v1.3.0/go.mod h1:u/8/2lyczXq52aT5Nw6reD+3cR6m/EbS2jBiIYhgiTU=
+fortio.org/sets v1.0.2 h1:gSWZFg9rgzl1zJfI/93lDJKBFw8WZ3Uxe3oQ5uDM4T4=
+fortio.org/sets v1.0.2/go.mod h1:xVjulHr0FhlmReSymI+AhDtQ4FgjiazQ3JmuNpYFMs8=
 fortio.org/version v1.0.2 h1:8NwxdX58aoeKx7T5xAPO0xlUu1Hpk42nRz5s6e6eKZ0=
 fortio.org/version v1.0.2/go.mod h1:2JQp9Ax+tm6QKiGuzR5nJY63kFeANcgrZ0osoQFDVm0=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.6.0 h1:n+5WquG0fcWoWp6xPWfHdbskMCQaFnG6PfBrh1Ky4HY=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.6.0/go.mod h1:sl3t1tCWJFWoRz9R8WJCbQihKKwmorjAbSClcnxKAGw=
-github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0 h1:t6JiXgmwXMjEs8VusXIJk2BXHsn+wx8BZdTaoZ5fu7I=
-github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230213192124-5e25df0256eb h1:PaBZQdo+iSDyHT053FjUCgZQ/9uqVwPOcl7KSWhKn6w=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230213192124-5e25df0256eb/go.mod h1:CxIveKay+FTh1D0yPZemJVgC/95VzuuOLq5Qi4xnoYc=
-golang.org/x/net v0.7.0 h1:rJrUqqhjsgNp7KqAIc25s9pZnjU7TUcSY7HcVZjdn1g=
-golang.org/x/net v0.7.0/go.mod h1:2Tu9+aMcznHK/AK1HMvgo6xiTLG5rD5rZLDS+rp2Bjs=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230224173230-c95f2b4c22f2 h1:Jvc7gsqn21cJHCmAWx0LiimpP18LZmUxkT5Mp7EZ1mI=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230224173230-c95f2b4c22f2/go.mod h1:CxIveKay+FTh1D0yPZemJVgC/95VzuuOLq5Qi4xnoYc=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220908164124-27713097b956/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.5.0 h1:MUK/U/4lj1t1oPg0HfuXDN/Z1wv31ZJ/YcPiGccS4DU=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.5.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/text v0.7.0 h1:4BRB4x83lYWy72KwLD/qYDuTu7q9PjSagHvijDw7cLo=
-golang.org/x/text v0.7.0/go.mod h1:mrYo+phRRbMaCq/xk9113O4dZlRixOauAjOtrjsXDZ8=