diff --git a/spec/horizon_spec.rb b/spec/horizon_spec.rb
index ee8adca..bdfab48 100644
--- a/spec/horizon_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/horizon_spec.rb
@@ -437,7 +437,8 @@ describe 'openstack-dashboard::horizon' do
                 .with('dashboard')
                 .and_return('service_type' => service_type,
                             'db_name' => "#{service_type}_db",
-                            'host' => "#{service_type}_host")
+                            'host' => "#{service_type}_host",
+                            'port' => "#{service_type}_port")
               node.set['openstack']['db']['dashboard']['username'] = "#{service_type}_user"
               node.set['openstack']['db']['python_packages'][service_type] = ['pkg1', 'pkg2']
             end
@@ -451,7 +452,8 @@ describe 'openstack-dashboard::horizon' do
 
             [/^\s*'USER': '#{service_type}_user',$/,
              /^\s*'PASSWORD': 'test-passes',$/,
-             /^\s*'HOST': '#{service_type}_host',$/].each do |cfg|
+             /^\s*'HOST': '#{service_type}_host',$/,
+             /^\s*'PORT': '#{service_type}_port',$/].each do |cfg|
               unless service_type == 'sqlite'
                 it "configures the #{service_type} backend with #{cfg}" do
                   expect(chef_run).to render_file(file.name).with_content(cfg)
diff --git a/templates/default/local_settings.py.erb b/templates/default/local_settings.py.erb
index e112fcf..4b31cea 100644
--- a/templates/default/local_settings.py.erb
+++ b/templates/default/local_settings.py.erb
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ DATABASES = {
         'USER': '<%= node["openstack"]["db"]["dashboard"]["username"] %>',
         'PASSWORD': '<%= @db_pass %>',
         'HOST': '<%= @db_info["host"] %>',
+        'PORT': '<%= @db_info["port"] %>',
 <% end %>
         'default-character-set': 'utf8'
     },