diff --git a/templates/ptgbot_config.json.erb b/templates/ptgbot_config.json.erb
index 67cbaa5..033fcb8 100644
--- a/templates/ptgbot_config.json.erb
+++ b/templates/ptgbot_config.json.erb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "irc_nick": "<%= @nick %>",
   "irc_pass": "<%= @password %>",
   "irc_server": "irc.freenode.net",
-  "irc_port": 6667,
+  "irc_port": 6697,
   "irc_channel": "<%= @channel %>",
   "db_filename": "/var/lib/ptgbot/www/ptg.json",
   "log_config": "/etc/ptgbot/logging.config",