diff --git a/manifests/candlepin.pp b/manifests/candlepin.pp
index ad21dd4b..92749553 100644
--- a/manifests/candlepin.pp
+++ b/manifests/candlepin.pp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 
   class { 'candlepin':
     host                         => $katello::params::candlepin_host,
+    ssl_port                     => $katello::params::candlepin_port,
     user_groups                  => $certs::candlepin::group,
     oauth_key                    => $katello::params::candlepin_oauth_key,
     oauth_secret                 => $katello::params::candlepin_oauth_secret,
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 14720726..200210f9 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
   String[1] $candlepin_oauth_key = $katello::globals::candlepin_oauth_key,
   String[1] $candlepin_oauth_secret = $katello::globals::candlepin_oauth_secret,
   Stdlib::Host $candlepin_host = 'localhost',
-  Stdlib::HTTPSUrl $candlepin_url = "https://${candlepin_host}:8443/candlepin",
+  Stdlib::Port $candlepin_port = 23443,
+  Stdlib::HTTPSUrl $candlepin_url = "https://${candlepin_host}:${candlepin_port}/candlepin",
   String[1] $candlepin_client_keypair_group = 'foreman',
   String[1] $postgresql_evr_package = $katello::globals::postgresql_evr_package,
 ) inherits katello::globals {
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/candlepin_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/candlepin_spec.rb
index 6202419f..a7b484ee 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/candlepin_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/candlepin_spec.rb
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
     it { is_expected.to be_enabled }
   end
 
-  describe port('8443') do
+  describe port('23443') 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:23443/candlepin/status') do
     its(:stdout) { should eq "200" }
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/classes/application_spec.rb b/spec/classes/application_spec.rb
index 8986b411..d93052a8 100644
--- a/spec/classes/application_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/application_spec.rb
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class { 'katello::params':
             '    :docker: true',
             '    :ostree: false',
             '  :candlepin:',
-            '    :url: https://localhost:8443/candlepin',
+            '    :url: https://localhost:23443/candlepin',
             '    :oauth_key: "katello"',
             '    :oauth_secret: "candlepin-secret"',
             '    :ca_cert_file: /etc/pki/katello/certs/katello-default-ca.crt',
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class { 'katello::params':
             '    :docker: true',
             '    :ostree: false',
             '  :candlepin:',
-            '    :url: https://localhost:8443/candlepin',
+            '    :url: https://localhost:23443/candlepin',
             '    :oauth_key: "katello"',
             '    :oauth_secret: "candlepin-secret"',
             '    :ca_cert_file: /etc/pki/katello/certs/katello-default-ca.crt',
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class {'katello::globals':
             '    :docker: true',
             '    :ostree: true',
             '  :candlepin:',
-            '    :url: https://localhost:8443/candlepin',
+            '    :url: https://localhost:23443/candlepin',
             '    :oauth_key: "katello"',
             '    :oauth_secret: "candlepin-secret"',
             '    :ca_cert_file: /etc/pki/katello/certs/katello-default-ca.crt',