diff --git a/src/config.json b/src/config.json
index cc043870a..f8f9cde3f 100644
--- a/src/config.json
+++ b/src/config.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "reactions": ["👍", "👎", "😄", "🎉", "🙁", "🚀", "👀"],
   "seeds": {
     "defaultHttpdPort": 443,
+    "defaultLocalHttpdPort": 8080,
     "defaultHttpdScheme": "https",
     "defaultNodePort": 8776,
     "pinned": [
diff --git a/src/lib/config.ts b/src/lib/config.ts
index 4e34a8fed..7526cd27a 100644
--- a/src/lib/config.ts
+++ b/src/lib/config.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export interface Config {
   reactions: string[];
   seeds: {
     defaultHttpdPort: number;
+    defaultLocalHttpdPort: number;
     defaultNodePort: number;
     defaultHttpdScheme: string;
     pinned: { baseUrl: BaseUrl }[];
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ function getConfig(): Config {
       reactions: [],
       seeds: {
         defaultHttpdPort: 8081,
+        defaultLocalHttpdPort: 8081,
         defaultHttpdScheme: "http",
         defaultNodePort: 8776,
         pinned: [],
diff --git a/src/lib/httpd.ts b/src/lib/httpd.ts
index 89a76c3b8..a4b3b703f 100644
--- a/src/lib/httpd.ts
+++ b/src/lib/httpd.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export const httpdStore = derived(store, s => s);
 
 export const api = new HttpdClient({
   hostname: "127.0.0.1",
-  port: config.seeds.defaultHttpdPort,
+  port: config.seeds.defaultLocalHttpdPort,
   scheme: "http",
 });
 
diff --git a/tests/support/fixtures.ts b/tests/support/fixtures.ts
index 46146dfa5..747c5af16 100644
--- a/tests/support/fixtures.ts
+++ b/tests/support/fixtures.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ export const test = base.extend<{
             reactions: [],
             seeds: {
               defaultHttpdPort: 8081,
+              defaultLocalHttpdPort: 8081,
               defaultHttpdScheme: "http",
               defaultNodePort: 8776,
               pinned: [
@@ -231,6 +232,7 @@ export function appConfigWithFixture() {
     reactions: [],
     seeds: {
       defaultHttpdPort: 8081,
+      defaultLocalHttpdPort: 8081,
       defaultHttpdScheme: "http",
       defaultNodePort: 8776,
       pinned: [