diff --git a/cfg/rippled-example.cfg b/cfg/rippled-example.cfg
index 6fabe980cc..3586f26d93 100644
--- a/cfg/rippled-example.cfg
+++ b/cfg/rippled-example.cfg
@@ -410,9 +410,11 @@
 #   starter list is included in the code and used if no other hostnames are
 #   available.
 #
-#   One address or domain name per line is allowed. A port may must be
-#   specified after adding a space to the address.  The ordering of entries
-#   does not generally matter.
+#   One address or domain name per line is allowed. A port may be specified
+#   after adding a space to the address. If a port is not specified, the default
+#   port of 2459 will be used. Many servers still use the legacy port of 51235.
+#   To connect to such servers, you must specify the port number. The ordering
+#   of entries does not generally matter.
 #
 #   The default list of entries is:
 #     - r.ripple.com 51235
@@ -1423,7 +1425,7 @@ admin = 127.0.0.1
 protocol = http
 
 [port_peer]
-port = 51235
+port = 2459
 ip = 0.0.0.0
 # alternatively, to accept connections on IPv4 + IPv6, use:
 #ip = ::