diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index df1573fd..e9e36e3a 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ To listen to code changes as you develop, use the following command:
 cargo watch -x 'run -- -vvv start memory'
 ```
 
-SurrealDB runs by default on port 3000. To change the default port, use the following command:
+SurrealDB runs by default on port 8000. To change the default port, use the following command:
 
 ```bash
-cargo run -- -vvv start memory --bind 0.0.0.0:8000
+cargo run -- -vvv start memory --bind 0.0.0.0:9000
 ```
 
 To run all tests manually, use the SurrealDB command-line from your terminal:
diff --git a/src/cli/mod.rs b/src/cli/mod.rs
index 0c94aded..bd00a43f 100644
--- a/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ pub fn init() {
 					.short('b')
 					.long("bind")
 					.forbid_empty_values(true)
-					.default_value("0.0.0.0:3000")
+					.default_value("0.0.0.0:8000")
 					.help("The hostname or ip address to listen for connections on"),
 			)
 			.arg(