diff --git a/nym-api/src/support/config/mod.rs b/nym-api/src/support/config/mod.rs
index 8d1809668f..36f17593ae 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/support/config/mod.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/support/config/mod.rs
@@ -234,9 +234,9 @@ impl Config {
 fn default_http_socket_addr() -> SocketAddr {
     cfg_if::cfg_if! {
         if #[cfg(debug_assertions)] {
-            SocketAddr::new(IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST), 8080)
+            SocketAddr::new(IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST), 8000)
         } else {
-            SocketAddr::new(IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::UNSPECIFIED), 8080)
+            SocketAddr::new(IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::UNSPECIFIED), 8000)
         }
     }
 }