diff --git a/cmd/ethermintd/config/config.go b/cmd/ethermintd/config/config.go
index f5c1d2fa..13ba21a5 100644
--- a/cmd/ethermintd/config/config.go
+++ b/cmd/ethermintd/config/config.go
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ const (
 	DefaultGRPCAddress = "0.0.0.0:9900"
 
 	// DefaultEVMAddress is the default address the EVM JSON-RPC server binds to.
-	DefaultEVMAddress = "0.0.0.0:1317"
+	DefaultEVMAddress = "0.0.0.0:8545"
 
 	// DefaultEVMWSAddress is the default address the EVM WebSocket server binds to.
-	DefaultEVMWSAddress = "0.0.0.0:1318"
+	DefaultEVMWSAddress = "0.0.0.0:8546"
 )
 
 // EVMRPCConfig defines configuration for the EVM RPC server.
diff --git a/cmd/ethermintd/flags.go b/cmd/ethermintd/flags.go
index 678bdc07..ef228e29 100644
--- a/cmd/ethermintd/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/ethermintd/flags.go
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ func addTxFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().String(flags.FlagChainID, "testnet", "Specify Chain ID for sending Tx")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().String(flags.FlagFrom, "", "Name or address of private key with which to sign")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&fromPassphrase, "from-passphrase", "12345678", "Passphrase for private key specified with 'from'")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&ethNodeWS, "eth-node-ws", "ws://localhost:1317", "WebSocket endpoint for an Ethereum node.")
-	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&ethNodeHTTP, "eth-node-http", "http://localhost:1317", "HTTP endpoint for an Ethereum node.")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&ethNodeWS, "eth-node-ws", "ws://localhost:8546", "WebSocket endpoint for an Ethereum node.")
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&ethNodeHTTP, "eth-node-http", "http://localhost:8545", "HTTP endpoint for an Ethereum node.")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&statsdEnabled, "statsd-enabled", false, "Enabled StatsD reporting.")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&statsdPrefix, "statsd-prefix", "ethermintd", "Specify StatsD compatible metrics prefix.")
 	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&statsdAddress, "statsd-address", "localhost:8125", "UDP address of a StatsD compatible metrics aggregator.")
diff --git a/config.yml b/config.yml
index 491a76be..191fbece 100644
--- a/config.yml
+++ b/config.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ init:
   home: "$HOME/.ethermintd"
   app:
     evm-rpc:
-      address: "0.0.0.0:1317"     # change the JSON-RPC address and port
-      ws-address: "0.0.0.0:1318"  # change the JSON-RPC websocket address and port
+      address: "0.0.0.0:8545"     # change the JSON-RPC address and port
+      ws-address: "0.0.0.0:8546"  # change the JSON-RPC websocket address and port
 genesis:
   chain_id: "ethermint-2"
   app_state:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index bd0d629f..8622de39 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ services:
     image: "ethermintd/node"
     ports:
       - "26657:26657"
-      - "1317:1317"
-      - "1318:1318"
+      - "8545:8545"
+      - "8546:8546"
       - "8125:8125"
     environment:
       - ID=0
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ services:
     image: "ethermintd/node"
     ports:
       - "26658:26657"
-      - "1327:1317"
-      - "1328:1318"
+      - "8555:8545"
+      - "8556:8546"
       - "8126:8125"
     environment:
       - ID=1
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ services:
       - LOG=${LOG:-ethermintd.log}
     ports:
       - "26659:26657"
-      - "1337:1317"
-      - "1338:1318"
+      - "8565:8545"
+      - "8566:8546"
       - "8127:8125"
     volumes:
       - ./build:/ethermint:Z
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ services:
       - LOG=${LOG:-ethermintd.log}
     ports:
       - "26660:26657"
-      - "1347:1317"
-      - "1348:1318"
+      - "8575:8545"
+      - "8576:8546"
       - "8128:8125"
     volumes:
       - ./build:/ethermint:Z
diff --git a/tests/solidity/init-test-node.sh b/tests/solidity/init-test-node.sh
index b28fbb90..3d426f57 100755
--- a/tests/solidity/init-test-node.sh
+++ b/tests/solidity/init-test-node.sh
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ ethermintd collect-gentxs
 ethermintd validate-genesis
 
 # Start the node (remove the --pruning=nothing flag if historical queries are not needed)
-ethermintd start --pruning=nothing --rpc.unsafe --evm-rpc.address "0.0.0.0:8545" --keyring-backend test --trace --log_level "info"
+ethermintd start --pruning=nothing --rpc.unsafe --keyring-backend test --trace --log_level "info"