diff --git a/shotover-proxy/src/transforms/cassandra/sink_cluster/mod.rs b/shotover-proxy/src/transforms/cassandra/sink_cluster/mod.rs
index d8d858697..632be6133 100644
--- a/shotover-proxy/src/transforms/cassandra/sink_cluster/mod.rs
+++ b/shotover-proxy/src/transforms/cassandra/sink_cluster/mod.rs
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ impl CassandraSinkCluster {
                     .next()
                     .unwrap()
             } else {
-                SocketAddr::new(self.get_random_node_in_dc_rack().address, 9042)
+                self.get_random_node_in_dc_rack().address
             };
             self.init_handshake_connection =
                 Some(self.connection_factory.new_connection(random_point).await?);
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ impl CassandraSinkCluster {
             let random_address = self.get_random_node_in_dc_rack().address;
             self.init_handshake_connection = Some(
                 self.connection_factory
-                    .new_connection((random_address, 9042))
+                    .new_connection(random_address)
                     .await?,
             );
         }
diff --git a/shotover-proxy/src/transforms/cassandra/sink_cluster/node.rs b/shotover-proxy/src/transforms/cassandra/sink_cluster/node.rs
index 6ee624141..1ad3c827c 100644
--- a/shotover-proxy/src/transforms/cassandra/sink_cluster/node.rs
+++ b/shotover-proxy/src/transforms/cassandra/sink_cluster/node.rs
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ use crate::message::{Message, Messages};
 use crate::tls::TlsConnector;
 use crate::transforms::cassandra::connection::CassandraConnection;
 use anyhow::Result;
-use std::net::IpAddr;
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use tokio::net::ToSocketAddrs;
 use tokio::sync::{mpsc, oneshot};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct CassandraNode {
-    pub address: IpAddr,
+    pub address: SocketAddr,
     pub rack: String,
     pub _tokens: Vec<String>,
     pub outbound: Option<CassandraConnection>,
@@ -21,11 +21,7 @@ impl CassandraNode {
         connection_factory: &ConnectionFactory,
     ) -> Result<&mut CassandraConnection> {
         if self.outbound.is_none() {
-            self.outbound = Some(
-                connection_factory
-                    .new_connection((self.address, 9042))
-                    .await?,
-            )
+            self.outbound = Some(connection_factory.new_connection(self.address).await?)
         }
 
         Ok(self.outbound.as_mut().unwrap())
diff --git a/shotover-proxy/src/transforms/cassandra/sink_cluster/topology.rs b/shotover-proxy/src/transforms/cassandra/sink_cluster/topology.rs
index 0ccb0e144..13253990c 100644
--- a/shotover-proxy/src/transforms/cassandra/sink_cluster/topology.rs
+++ b/shotover-proxy/src/transforms/cassandra/sink_cluster/topology.rs
@@ -142,14 +142,14 @@ fn system_peers_into_nodes(
                     } else {
                         return Err(anyhow!("rack not a varchar"));
                     };
-                    let address = if let Some(MessageValue::Inet(value)) = row.pop() {
+                    let ip = if let Some(MessageValue::Inet(value)) = row.pop() {
                         value
                     } else {
                         return Err(anyhow!("address not an inet"));
                     };
 
                     Ok(CassandraNode {
-                        address,
+                        address: SocketAddr::new(ip, 9042),
                         rack,
                         _tokens: tokens,
                         outbound: None,
diff --git a/shotover-proxy/tests/cassandra_int_tests/cluster_multi_rack.rs b/shotover-proxy/tests/cassandra_int_tests/cluster_multi_rack.rs
index 568a340bd..eeb340786 100644
--- a/shotover-proxy/tests/cassandra_int_tests/cluster_multi_rack.rs
+++ b/shotover-proxy/tests/cassandra_int_tests/cluster_multi_rack.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::cassandra_int_tests::cluster::run_topology_task;
 use crate::helpers::cassandra::{assert_query_result, CassandraConnection, ResultValue};
-use std::net::IpAddr;
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
 
 async fn test_rewrite_system_peers(connection: &CassandraConnection) {
     let star_results1 = [
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ pub async fn test_topology_task(ca_path: Option<&str>) {
     let nodes = run_topology_task(ca_path).await;
 
     assert_eq!(nodes.len(), 3);
-    let mut possible_addresses: Vec<IpAddr> = vec![
-        "172.16.1.2".parse().unwrap(),
-        "172.16.1.3".parse().unwrap(),
-        "172.16.1.4".parse().unwrap(),
+    let mut possible_addresses: Vec<SocketAddr> = vec![
+        "172.16.1.2:9042".parse().unwrap(),
+        "172.16.1.3:9042".parse().unwrap(),
+        "172.16.1.4:9042".parse().unwrap(),
     ];
     let mut possible_racks: Vec<&str> = vec!["rack1", "rack2", "rack3"];
     for node in &nodes {
diff --git a/shotover-proxy/tests/cassandra_int_tests/cluster_single_rack_v4.rs b/shotover-proxy/tests/cassandra_int_tests/cluster_single_rack_v4.rs
index 2801b4d56..ca7b4aa6a 100644
--- a/shotover-proxy/tests/cassandra_int_tests/cluster_single_rack_v4.rs
+++ b/shotover-proxy/tests/cassandra_int_tests/cluster_single_rack_v4.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::cassandra_int_tests::cluster::run_topology_task;
 use crate::helpers::cassandra::{assert_query_result, CassandraConnection, ResultValue};
-use std::net::IpAddr;
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
 
 async fn test_rewrite_system_peers(connection: &CassandraConnection) {
     let all_columns = "peer, data_center, host_id, preferred_ip, rack, release_version, rpc_address, schema_version, tokens";
@@ -215,10 +215,10 @@ pub async fn test_topology_task(ca_path: Option<&str>) {
     let nodes = run_topology_task(ca_path).await;
 
     assert_eq!(nodes.len(), 3);
-    let mut possible_addresses: Vec<IpAddr> = vec![
-        "172.16.1.2".parse().unwrap(),
-        "172.16.1.3".parse().unwrap(),
-        "172.16.1.4".parse().unwrap(),
+    let mut possible_addresses: Vec<SocketAddr> = vec![
+        "172.16.1.2:9042".parse().unwrap(),
+        "172.16.1.3:9042".parse().unwrap(),
+        "172.16.1.4:9042".parse().unwrap(),
     ];
     for node in &nodes {
         let address_index = possible_addresses