diff --git a/py25/bacpypes/app.py b/py25/bacpypes/app.py
index 059da41..2c6e03e 100755
--- a/py25/bacpypes/app.py
+++ b/py25/bacpypes/app.py
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ class BIPSimpleApplication(ApplicationIOController, WhoIsIAmServices, ReadWriteP
 
     def __init__(self, localDevice, localAddress, deviceInfoCache=None, aseID=None):
         if _debug: BIPSimpleApplication._debug("__init__ %r %r deviceInfoCache=%r aseID=%r", localDevice, localAddress, deviceInfoCache, aseID)
-        ApplicationIOController.__init__(self, localDevice, deviceInfoCache, aseID=aseID)
+        ApplicationIOController.__init__(self, localDevice, localAddress, deviceInfoCache, aseID=aseID)
 
         # local address might be useful for subclasses
         if isinstance(localAddress, Address):
diff --git a/py27/bacpypes/app.py b/py27/bacpypes/app.py
index 3aa33ec..47b2388 100755
--- a/py27/bacpypes/app.py
+++ b/py27/bacpypes/app.py
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ class BIPSimpleApplication(ApplicationIOController, WhoIsIAmServices, ReadWriteP
 
     def __init__(self, localDevice, localAddress, deviceInfoCache=None, aseID=None):
         if _debug: BIPSimpleApplication._debug("__init__ %r %r deviceInfoCache=%r aseID=%r", localDevice, localAddress, deviceInfoCache, aseID)
-        ApplicationIOController.__init__(self, localDevice, deviceInfoCache, aseID=aseID)
+        ApplicationIOController.__init__(self, localDevice, localAddress, deviceInfoCache, aseID=aseID)
 
         # local address might be useful for subclasses
         if isinstance(localAddress, Address):
diff --git a/py34/bacpypes/app.py b/py34/bacpypes/app.py
index 3aa33ec..47b2388 100755
--- a/py34/bacpypes/app.py
+++ b/py34/bacpypes/app.py
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ class BIPSimpleApplication(ApplicationIOController, WhoIsIAmServices, ReadWriteP
 
     def __init__(self, localDevice, localAddress, deviceInfoCache=None, aseID=None):
         if _debug: BIPSimpleApplication._debug("__init__ %r %r deviceInfoCache=%r aseID=%r", localDevice, localAddress, deviceInfoCache, aseID)
-        ApplicationIOController.__init__(self, localDevice, deviceInfoCache, aseID=aseID)
+        ApplicationIOController.__init__(self, localDevice, localAddress, deviceInfoCache, aseID=aseID)
 
         # local address might be useful for subclasses
         if isinstance(localAddress, Address):