diff --git a/akka-core/src/main/scala/remote/RemoteServer.scala b/akka-core/src/main/scala/remote/RemoteServer.scala
index 02cf98bcd2..6da2ceea99 100644
--- a/akka-core/src/main/scala/remote/RemoteServer.scala
+++ b/akka-core/src/main/scala/remote/RemoteServer.scala
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ object RemoteNode extends RemoteServer
  */
 object RemoteServer {
   val HOSTNAME = config.getString("akka.remote.server.hostname", "localhost")
-  val PORT = config.getInt("akka.remote.server.port", 9966)
+  val PORT = config.getInt("akka.remote.server.port", 9999)
 
   val CONNECTION_TIMEOUT_MILLIS = config.getInt("akka.remote.server.connection-timeout", 1000)