diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 979d152..ab61e67 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # @api private
 class candlepin::params {
-  $ssl_port = 8443
+  $ssl_port = 9443
   $host = 'localhost'
 
   $manage_db = true
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/basic_candlepin_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/basic_candlepin_spec.rb
index 3d536e1..967863a 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/basic_candlepin_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/basic_candlepin_spec.rb
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 describe 'candlepin works' do
   include_examples 'the example', 'basic_candlepin.pp'
 
-  describe port(8443) do
+  describe port(9443) do
     it { is_expected.to be_listening }
   end
 
-  describe command('curl -k -s -o /dev/null -w \'%{http_code}\' https://localhost:8443/candlepin/status') do
+  describe command('curl -k -s -o /dev/null -w \'%{http_code}\' https://localhost:9443/candlepin/status') do
       its(:stdout) { should eq "200" }
   end
 end