diff --git a/pype/modules/websocket_server/websocket_server.py b/pype/modules/websocket_server/websocket_server.py
index 1152c65e00..daf4b03103 100644
--- a/pype/modules/websocket_server/websocket_server.py
+++ b/pype/modules/websocket_server/websocket_server.py
@@ -31,12 +31,13 @@ class WebSocketServer():
         self.client = None
         self.handlers = {}
 
+        port = None
         websocket_url = os.getenv("WEBSOCKET_URL")
         if websocket_url:
             parsed = urllib.parse.urlparse(websocket_url)
             port = parsed.port
         if not port:
-            port = 8099  # fallback
+            port = 8098  # fallback
 
         self.app = web.Application()