diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_dashboard_config.rb b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_dashboard_config.rb
index 4e688219d8..0456bcb5ad 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/sensu_dashboard_config.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/sensu_dashboard_config.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def initialize(*args)
   newproperty(:port) do
     desc "The port that the Sensu Dashboard should listen on"
 
-    defaultto '5672'
+    defaultto '8080'
   end
 
   newproperty(:host) do