diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/config/KustvaktConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/config/KustvaktConfiguration.java
index 0482d7ee..cb1cde59 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/config/KustvaktConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/config/KustvaktConfiguration.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public KustvaktConfiguration (Properties properties) throws Exception {
     public KustvaktConfiguration () {}
 
     public void loadBasicProperties (Properties properties) {
-        port = Integer.valueOf(properties.getProperty("server.port", "8095"));
+        port = Integer.valueOf(properties.getProperty("server.port", "8089"));
         baseURL = properties.getProperty("kustvakt.base.url", "/api/*");
         setSecureRandomAlgorithm(
                 properties.getProperty("security.secure.random.algorithm", ""));
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/server/KustvaktBaseServer.java b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/server/KustvaktBaseServer.java
index eb095571..269adb63 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/server/KustvaktBaseServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/ids_mannheim/korap/server/KustvaktBaseServer.java
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ protected void start ()
 
         server.setConnectors(new Connector[] { connector });
         try {
+            log.info("Starting server on port" + kargs.port);
             server.start();
             server.join();
         }