diff --git a/packages/cli/src/index.ts b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
index 1ea8bb008..2856b30bf 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/index.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ program
     '-p, --sitemap-path <value>',
     'Path to a sitemap saved in the file system'
   )
+  .option('-po, --port <value>', 'A port for the CLI dashboard server.')
   .option('-ul, --url-limit <value>', 'No of URLs to analyze')
   .option(
     '-nh, --no-headless ',
@@ -76,19 +77,6 @@ program
 
 program.parse();
 
-const initialize = async () => {
-  //check if devserver port in already in use
-
-  const portInUse = await checkPortInUse(9000);
-
-  if (portInUse) {
-    console.error(
-      'Error: Report server port (9000) already in use. You might be already running CLI'
-    );
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-};
-
 const saveResults = async (
   outDir: string,
   result: CompleteJson | CompleteJson[]
@@ -97,24 +85,23 @@ const saveResults = async (
   await writeFile(outDir + '/out.json', JSON.stringify(result, null, 4));
 };
 
-const startDashboardServer = async (dir: string) => {
-  exec('npm run cli-dashboard:dev');
+const startDashboardServer = async (dir: string, port: number) => {
+  exec(`npm run cli-dashboard:dev -- -- --port ${port}`);
 
   await delay(2000);
 
   console.log(
-    `Report is being served at the URL: http://localhost:9000?dir=${dir}`
+    `Report is being served at the URL: http://localhost:${port}?dir=${dir}`
   );
 };
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line complexity
 (async () => {
-  await initialize();
-
   const url = program.opts().url;
   const sitemapUrl = program.opts().sitemapUrl;
   const csvPath = program.opts().csvPath;
   const sitemapPath = program.opts().sitemapPath;
+  const port = parseInt(program.opts().port || '9000');
   const numberOfUrlsInput = program.opts().urlLimit;
   const isHeadless = Boolean(program.opts().headless);
   const shouldSkipPrompts = !program.opts().prompts;
@@ -128,9 +115,23 @@ const startDashboardServer = async (dir: string) => {
     csvPath,
     sitemapPath,
     numberOfUrlsInput,
-    outDir
+    outDir,
+    port
   );
 
+  //check if devserver port in already in use only if the dashboard is goint to be used
+
+  if (!outDir) {
+    const isPortInUse = await checkPortInUse(port);
+
+    if (isPortInUse) {
+      console.error(
+        `Error: Report server port ${port} already in use. You might be already running CLI`
+      );
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+  }
+
   const prefix =
     url || sitemapUrl
       ? Utility.generatePrefix(url || sitemapUrl)
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@ const startDashboardServer = async (dir: string) => {
 
   startDashboardServer(
     encodeURIComponent(prefix) +
-      (sitemapUrl || csvPath || sitemapPath ? '&type=sitemap' : '')
+      (sitemapUrl || csvPath || sitemapPath ? '&type=sitemap' : ''),
+    port
   );
 })();
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/tests/validateArgs.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/tests/validateArgs.ts
index 2cf3df480..bcfb0c5f2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/tests/validateArgs.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/tests/validateArgs.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe('validateArgs', () => {
       return;
     });
 
-    validateArgs('https://example.com', '', '', '', '', '');
+    validateArgs('https://example.com', '', '', '', '', '', 9000);
 
     expect(mockExit).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
   });
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe('validateArgs', () => {
     jest.spyOn(fse, 'mkdir').mockImplementation(() => {
       return;
     });
-    validateArgs('', '', '', '', '', '');
+    validateArgs('', '', '', '', '', '', 9000);
 
     expect(mockExit).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ describe('validateArgs', () => {
       '',
       '',
       '',
-      ''
+      '',
+      9000
     );
 
     expect(mockExit).toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ describe('validateArgs', () => {
       return false;
     });
 
-    validateArgs('', '', '', './path/list.xml', '', '');
+    validateArgs('', '', '', './path/list.xml', '', '', 9000);
 
     expect(mockExit).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ describe('validateArgs', () => {
       return true;
     });
 
-    validateArgs('', '', '', './path/list.xml', 'a', '');
+    validateArgs('', '', '', './path/list.xml', 'a', '', 9000);
 
     expect(mockExit).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/validateArgs.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/validateArgs.ts
index 1b75e1c2e..eb8b807fb 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/validateArgs.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/validateArgs.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import path from 'path';
  * @param {string} sitemapPath File system path to a sitemap xml file.
  * @param {string} numberOfUrls Url limit argument.
  * @param {string} outDir File system path to the output directory.
+ * @param port
  */
 // eslint-disable-next-line complexity
 const validateArgs = async (
@@ -34,8 +35,14 @@ const validateArgs = async (
   csvPath: string,
   sitemapPath: string,
   numberOfUrls: string,
-  outDir: string
+  outDir: string,
+  port: number
 ) => {
+  if (isNaN(port) || (!isNaN(port) && (port < 0 || port > 65536))) {
+    console.log(`Invalid port argument. Please porvide a port >=0 and <=65536`);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
   const numArgs: number = [
     Boolean(url),
     Boolean(sitemapUrl),