diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 553dbd3..7eb3e6e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Where `left` can be either `left`, `right`, `top` or `bottom`.
 ### Additional options
 Additionally
 - a preferred backend
-- a port override for the default port (2020)
+- a port override for the default port (4242)
 
 can be specified.
 
diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 0ecad99..6e6ef91 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # example configuration
 
 # optional port
-port = 2020
+port = 4242
 # optional backend override
 backend = "wlroots"
 
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ backend = "wlroots"
 host_name = "iridium"
 # optional ip address
 ip = "192.168.178.141"
-# optional port (defaults to 2020)
-port = 2020
+# optional port (defaults to 4242)
+port = 4242
 
 # define a client on the left side with IP address 192.168.178.189
 #
diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index c855a66..b38daa7 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{net::SocketAddr, error::Error, fmt::Display, sync::{Arc, atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering, AtomicU32}, RwLock}};
 
-use crate::{config, dns};
+use crate::{config::{self, DEFAULT_PORT}, dns};
 
 #[derive(Eq, Hash, PartialEq, Clone, Copy)]
 pub enum Position {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ impl ClientManager {
                 None => return Err(Box::new(ClientConfigError{})),
             },
         };
-        let addr = SocketAddr::new(ip, client.port.unwrap_or(2020));
+        let addr = SocketAddr::new(ip, client.port.unwrap_or(DEFAULT_PORT));
         self.register_client(addr, pos);
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 9b54d45..519f25d 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ use toml;
 
 use crate::client::Position;
 
+pub const DEFAULT_PORT: u16 = 4242;
+
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 pub struct ConfigToml {
     pub port: Option<u16>,
@@ -86,8 +88,6 @@ impl Config {
             backend => backend,
         };
 
-        const DEFAULT_PORT: u16 = 4242;
-
         let port = match find_arg("--port")? {
             Some(port) => port.parse::<u16>()?,
             None => match &config_toml {