diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index bb2b270..5a3ab82 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
                   <label class="control-label" for="host">WeeChat relay hostname and port number</label>
                   <div class="input-group">
                     <input type="text" class="form-control monospace" id="host" ng-model="host" placeholder="Address">
-                    <input type="text" class="form-control monospace" id="port" ng-model="port">
+                    <input type="text" class="form-control monospace" id="port" ng-model="port" placeholder="9001">
                   </div>
                   <label class="control-label" for="password">WeeChat relay password</label>
                   <input type="password" class="form-control monospace" id="password" ng-model="password" placeholder="Password">
diff --git a/js/glowingbear.js b/js/glowingbear.js
index 4869862..331bfcc 100644
--- a/js/glowingbear.js
+++ b/js/glowingbear.js
@@ -523,9 +523,6 @@ function($rootScope,
 
 weechat.controller('WeechatCtrl', ['$rootScope', '$scope', '$store', '$timeout', '$log', 'models', 'connection', function ($rootScope, $scope, $store, $timeout, $log, models, connection) {
 
-
-    $scope.port = 9001;
-
     // From: http://stackoverflow.com/a/18539624 by StackOverflow user "plantian"
     $rootScope.countWatchers = function () {
         var q = [$rootScope], watchers = 0, scope;