diff --git a/neth/main.cpp b/neth/main.cpp
index 638e9c624..2c9e7ec97 100644
--- a/neth/main.cpp
+++ b/neth/main.cpp
@@ -305,7 +305,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	unsigned short remotePort = 30303;
 	string dbPath;
 	unsigned mining = ~(unsigned)0;
-	(void)mining;
 	NodeMode mode = NodeMode::Full;
 	unsigned peers = 5;
 #if ETH_JSONRPC
@@ -441,6 +440,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 		web3.connect(Host::pocHost());
 	if (remoteHost.size())
 		web3.connect(remoteHost, remotePort);
+	if (mining)
+		c->startMining();
 
 #if ETH_JSONRPC
 	shared_ptr<WebThreeStubServer> jsonrpcServer;