diff --git a/cashu/tor/tor.py b/cashu/tor/tor.py
index 4d810fc..995e282 100755
--- a/cashu/tor/tor.py
+++ b/cashu/tor/tor.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from loguru import logger
 
 
 class TorProxy:
-    def __init__(self, keep_alive=False):
+    def __init__(self, keep_alive=False, dont_start=False):
         self.base_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
         self.platform = platform.system()
         self.keep_alive = 60 * 60 if keep_alive else 0  # seconds
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ class TorProxy:
         logger.debug(f"Tor PID in tor.pid: {self.read_pid()}")
         logger.debug(f"Tor PID running: {self.signal_pid(self.read_pid())}")
 
-        if not self.tor_running:
-            logger.debug("Starting")
+        if not self.tor_running and not dont_start:
             self.run_daemon()
 
     @classmethod
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ class TorProxy:
     def run_daemon(self):
         if not self.check_platform():
             return
+        logger.debug("Starting Tor")
         cmd = [f"{self.tor_path()}", "--defaults-torrc", f"{self.tor_config_path()}"]
         if self.keep_alive and platform.system() != "Windows":
             cmd = ["timeout", f"{self.keep_alive}"] + cmd
diff --git a/cashu/wallet/cli.py b/cashu/wallet/cli.py
index cb0285c..3ec7cdd 100755
--- a/cashu/wallet/cli.py
+++ b/cashu/wallet/cli.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def cli(ctx, host: str, walletname: str):
     ctx.obj["WALLET_NAME"] = walletname
     wallet = Wallet(ctx.obj["HOST"], os.path.join(CASHU_DIR, walletname))
 
-    if TOR and not TorProxy().check_platform():
+    if TOR and not TorProxy(dont_start=True).check_platform():
         print(
             "WARNING: Your settings say TOR=true but the built-in Tor bundle is not supported on your system. Your IP will be visible to the mint! Please install Tor manually and set TOR=false and SOCKS_HOST=localhost and SOCKS_PORT=9050 in your Cashu config (recommended) or turn off Tor altogether by setting TOR=false (not recommended)."
         )