diff --git a/mycli/main.py b/mycli/main.py

index d298f20..01eb868 100755

--- a/mycli/main.py

+++ b/mycli/main.py

@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ class MyCli(object):

         database = database or cnf['database']

         # Socket interface not supported for SSH connections

-        if port or host or ssh_host or ssh_port:

+        if port or host or ssh_host:

             socket = ''

         else:

             socket = socket or cnf['socket'] or guess_socket_location()