diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8faa0aa..51631b6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ awwkoala: A Websocket Wiki and Kind Of A List Application
 run this to start the server and then visit localhost at the port you specify
 (see parameters).
 Example: 'awwkoala localhost'
-Example: 'awwkoala -p :8080 localhost'
-Example: 'awwkoala -db /var/lib/awwkoala/db.bolt localhost'
-Example: 'awwkoala -p :8080 -crt ssl/server.crt -key ssl/server.key localhost'
+Example: 'awwkoala -p :8080 localhost:8080'
+Example: 'awwkoala -db /var/lib/awwkoala/db.bolt localhost:8003'
+Example: 'awwkoala -p :8080 -crt ssl/server.crt -key ssl/server.key localhost:8080'
 Options:
   -a string
         key to access admin priveleges (default no admin priveleges)
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Options:
   -key string
         location of ssl key
   -p string
-        port to bind (default ":12312")
+        port to bind (default ":8003")
 ```
 
 If you set the admin flag, `-a` you can access a list of all the current files by going to `/ls/WhateverYouSetTheFlagTo`.
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0885a65..840dbc5 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func main() {
 	VersionNum = "1.01"
 	_, executableFile, _, _ := runtime.Caller(0) // get full path of this file
 	databaseFile := path.Join(path.Dir(executableFile), "data.db")
-	flag.StringVar(&RuntimeArgs.Port, "p", ":12312", "port to bind")
+	flag.StringVar(&RuntimeArgs.Port, "p", ":8003", "port to bind")
 	flag.StringVar(&RuntimeArgs.DatabaseLocation, "db", databaseFile, "location of database file")
 	flag.StringVar(&RuntimeArgs.AdminKey, "a", "", "key to access admin priveleges")
 	flag.StringVar(&RuntimeArgs.ServerCRT, "crt", "", "location of ssl crt")
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ run this to start the server and then visit localhost at the port you specify
 (see parameters).
 Example: 'awwkoala localhost'
 Example: 'awwkoala -p :8080 localhost:8080'
-Example: 'awwkoala -db /var/lib/awwkoala/db.bolt localhost:12312'
+Example: 'awwkoala -db /var/lib/awwkoala/db.bolt localhost:8003'
 Example: 'awwkoala -p :8080 -crt ssl/server.crt -key ssl/server.key localhost:8080'
 Options:`)
 		flag.CommandLine.PrintDefaults()