diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmyth/audiooutput.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmyth/audiooutput.cpp
index 0abe7177af1..adad8a7bc06 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmyth/audiooutput.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmyth/audiooutput.cpp
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ AudioOutput::ADCVect* AudioOutput::GetOutputList(void)
 #endif
 #ifdef USING_JACK
     {
-        QString name = "JACK:output";
+        QString name = "JACK:";
         QString desc = "Use JACK default sound server.";
         adc = GetAudioDeviceConfig(name, desc);
         if (adc)
diff --git a/mythtv/libs/libmyth/audiooutputjack.cpp b/mythtv/libs/libmyth/audiooutputjack.cpp
index b40a67758aa..c9f20d9be20 100644
--- a/mythtv/libs/libmyth/audiooutputjack.cpp
+++ b/mythtv/libs/libmyth/audiooutputjack.cpp
@@ -554,7 +554,8 @@ jack_client_t* AudioOutputJACK::_jack_client_open(void)
 {
     jack_client_t* client = NULL;
     QString client_name = QString("mythtv_%1").arg(getpid());
-    jack_options_t open_options = JackNullOption;
+    jack_options_t open_options =
+        (jack_options_t)(JackUseExactName | JackNoStartServer);
     jack_status_t open_status;
 
     client = jack_client_open(client_name.toAscii().constData(),
@@ -566,23 +567,21 @@ jack_client_t* AudioOutputJACK::_jack_client_open(void)
 const char** AudioOutputJACK::_jack_get_ports(void)
 {
     const char **matching_ports = NULL;
-    unsigned long port_flags=JackPortIsPhysical;
-    QString port_name;
+    unsigned long port_flags=JackPortIsInput;
+    const char *port_name = NULL;
 
     // Have we been given a target port to connect to
     if (!main_device.isEmpty())
     {
-        port_flags = 0;
-        port_name = main_device;
+        port_name = main_device.toAscii().constData();
     }
     else
     {
-        port_flags=JackPortIsPhysical;
+        port_flags |= JackPortIsPhysical;
     }
 
     // list matching ports
-    matching_ports = jack_get_ports(client, port_name.toAscii().constData(),
-                                    NULL, port_flags);
+    matching_ports = jack_get_ports(client, port_name, NULL, port_flags);
     return matching_ports;
 }