The default value of the Shh option is true, but cli can't see it because it is not part of the mist options.
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ func run(ctx *cli.Context) {
// TODO: show qml popup instead of exiting if initialization fails.
cfg := utils.MakeEthConfig(ClientIdentifier, nodeNameVersion, ctx)
+ cfg.Shh = true
ethereum, err := eth.New(cfg)
if err != nil {
utils.Fatalf("%v", err)