diff --git a/src/common/outbound.c b/src/common/outbound.c
index 011deaeb..060c6742 100644
--- a/src/common/outbound.c
+++ b/src/common/outbound.c
@@ -3668,7 +3668,7 @@ const struct commands xc_cmds[] = {
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_OPENSSL
 	{"SERVER", cmd_server, 0, 0, 1,
-	 N_("SERVER [-ssl] <host> [<port>] [<password>], connects to a server, the default port is 6667 for normal connections, and 9999 for ssl connections")},
+	 N_("SERVER [-ssl] <host> [<port>] [<password>], connects to a server, the default port is 6667 for normal connections, and 6697 for ssl connections")},
 #else
 	{"SERVER", cmd_server, 0, 0, 1,
 	 N_("SERVER <host> [<port>] [<password>], connects to a server, the default port is 6667")},
diff --git a/src/common/server.c b/src/common/server.c
index 2e8d535d..df410f62 100644
--- a/src/common/server.c
+++ b/src/common/server.c
@@ -1689,7 +1689,7 @@ server_connect (server *serv, char *hostname, int port, int no_login)
 		port = 6667;
 #ifdef USE_OPENSSL
 		if (serv->use_ssl)
-			port = 9999;
+			port = 6697;
 #endif
 	}
 	port &= 0xffff;	/* wrap around */