diff --git a/pype/modules/websocket_server/websocket_server.py b/pype/modules/websocket_server/websocket_server.py
index ec6785625a..daf4b03103 100644
--- a/pype/modules/websocket_server/websocket_server.py
+++ b/pype/modules/websocket_server/websocket_server.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class WebSocketServer():
             parsed = urllib.parse.urlparse(websocket_url)
             port = parsed.port
         if not port:
-            port = 8099  # fallback
+            port = 8098  # fallback
 
         self.app = web.Application()