diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 24b2c41336..443ab66e62 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func Load(args []string) (Config, error) {
 	fs.StringVar(&cfg.Host, "host", "0.0.0.0", "host to bind to")
 	fs.StringVar(&cfg.Seed, "data", "", "where to load data from (provided that the directory exists)")
 	fs.StringVar(&allowedCORSHeaders, "cors-headers", "", "comma separated list of headers to add to the CORS allowlist")
-	fs.UintVar(&cfg.Port, flagPort, 0, "port to which https (default 4443) or http (default 8000) will be bound, based on the specified scheme. If the scheme is 'both', then bind to https")
+	fs.UintVar(&cfg.Port, "port", defaultHTTPSPort, "port to bind to")
 	fs.UintVar(&cfg.PortHTTP, flagPortHTTP, 0, "used only when scheme is 'both' as the port to bind http to (default 8000)")
 	fs.StringVar(&cfg.event.pubsubProjectID, "event.pubsub-project-id", "", "project ID containing the pubsub topic")
 	fs.StringVar(&cfg.event.pubsubTopic, "event.pubsub-topic", "", "pubsub topic name to publish events on")
@@ -102,13 +102,9 @@ func Load(args []string) (Config, error) {
 		setFlags[f.Name] = f.Value
 	})
 
-	// setting default values, if not provided, for port and http ports based on scheme value
+	// setting default values, if not provided, for port - mind that the default port is 4443 regardless of the scheme
 	if _, ok := setFlags[flagPort]; !ok {
-		if cfg.Scheme == schemeHTTPS || cfg.Scheme == schemeBoth {
-			cfg.Port = defaultHTTPSPort
-		} else if cfg.Scheme == schemeHTTP {
-			cfg.Port = defaultHTTPPort
-		}
+		cfg.Port = defaultHTTPSPort
 	}
 
 	if _, ok := setFlags[flagPortHTTP]; !ok && cfg.Scheme == schemeBoth {
diff --git a/internal/config/config_test.go b/internal/config/config_test.go
index ca391d5570..35b0617068 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_test.go
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				backend:            "filesystem",
 				fsRoot:             "/storage",
 				publicHost:         "storage.googleapis.com",
-				externalURL:        "http://0.0.0.0:8000",
+				externalURL:        "http://0.0.0.0:4443",
 				allowedCORSHeaders: nil,
 				Host:               "0.0.0.0",
-				Port:               8000,
+				Port:               4443,
 				PortHTTP:           0,
 				Scheme:             "http",
 				event: EventConfig{