diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c8b6b87..63839e9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ Follow along [here](https://docs.osohq.com/node/getting-started/quickstart.html)
 ## Make some changes
 
 If you visit
-[http://localhost:5000/repo/gmail](http://localhost:5000/repo/gmail), you
+[http://localhost:8080/repo/gmail](http://localhost:8080/repo/gmail), you
 should get a 200 response. If you visit
-[http://localhost:5000/repo/react](http://localhost:5000/repo/react), you
+[http://localhost:8080/repo/react](http://localhost:8080/repo/react), you
 should see a 404.
 
 Add this code to `main.polar`:
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ has_permission(_user: User, "read", repository: Repository) if
 ```
 
 Now, when you visit
-[http://localhost:5000/repo/react](http://localhost:5000/repo/react), you should
+[http://localhost:8080/repo/react](http://localhost:8080/repo/react), you should
 see a proper 200 response, because the `react` repository is marked as public
 in `models.js`.
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index f4621ea..f724d2b 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ async function start() {
       }
     }
   });
-  app.listen(5000, () => console.log("Server running on port 5000"));
+  app.listen(8080, () => console.log("Server running on port 8080"));
 }
 
 start();