diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 6565e66c..0bc42448 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -2663,7 +2663,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
 
 def runDaemon(instanceId,clientToServer: bool, \
               baseDir: str,domain: str, \
-              port=80,httpPrefix='https', \
+              port=80,proxyPort=80,httpPrefix='https', \
               fedList=[],noreply=False,nolike=False,nopics=False, \
               noannounce=False,cw=False,ocapAlways=False, \
               useTor=False,maxReplies=64, \
@@ -2676,7 +2676,7 @@ def runDaemon(instanceId,clientToServer: bool, \
             print('Invalid domain: ' + domain)
             return
 
-    serverAddress = ('', port)
+    serverAddress = ('', proxyPort)
     httpd = ThreadingHTTPServer(serverAddress, PubServer)
     # max POST size of 10M
     httpd.maxPostLength=1024*1024*10
@@ -2741,7 +2741,7 @@ def runDaemon(instanceId,clientToServer: bool, \
                               allowDeletion,debug,httpd.acceptedCaps),daemon=True)
     httpd.thrInboxQueue.start()
     if clientToServer:
-        print('Running ActivityPub client on ' + domain + ' port ' + str(port))
+        print('Running ActivityPub client on ' + domain + ' port ' + str(proxyPort))
     else:
-        print('Running ActivityPub server on ' + domain + ' port ' + str(port))
+        print('Running ActivityPub server on ' + domain + ' port ' + str(proxyPort))
     httpd.serve_forever()
diff --git a/epicyon.py b/epicyon.py
index 04d3fac0..f942652e 100644
--- a/epicyon.py
+++ b/epicyon.py
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ parser.add_argument('-d','--domain', dest='domain', type=str,default=None, \
                     help='Domain name of the server')
 parser.add_argument('-p','--port', dest='port', type=int,default=None, \
                     help='Port number to run on')
+parser.add_argument('--proxy', dest='proxyPort', type=int,default=None, \
+                    help='Proxy port number to run on')
 parser.add_argument('--path', dest='baseDir', \
                     type=str,default=os.getcwd(), \
                     help='Directory in which to store posts')
@@ -376,6 +378,12 @@ if configPort:
 else:
     port=8085
 
+configProxyPort=getConfigParam(baseDir,'proxyPort')
+if configProxyPort:
+    proxyPort=configProxyPort
+else:
+    proxyPort=port
+
 nickname=None
 if args.nickname:
     nickname=nickname
@@ -767,6 +775,9 @@ if args.domain:
 if args.port:
     port=args.port
     setConfigParam(baseDir,'port',port)
+if args.proxyPort:
+    proxyPort=args.proxyPort
+    setConfigParam(baseDir,'proxyPort',proxyPort)
 ocapAlways=False    
 if args.ocap:
     ocapAlways=args.ocap
@@ -1247,7 +1258,7 @@ if args.testdata:
     setConfigParam(baseDir,'admin',nickname)
 
 runDaemon(instanceId,args.client,baseDir, \
-          domain,port,httpPrefix, \
+          domain,port,proxyPort,httpPrefix, \
           federationList, \
           args.noreply,args.nolike,args.nopics, \
           args.noannounce,args.cw,ocapAlways, \
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index d03ec1be..caef877e 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ def createServerAlice(path: str,domain: str,port: int,federationList: [], \
     global testServerAliceRunning
     testServerAliceRunning = True
     print('Server running: Alice')
-    runDaemon("instanceId",False,path,domain,port,httpPrefix,federationList, \
+    runDaemon("instanceId",False,path,domain,port,port, \
+              httpPrefix,federationList, \
               noreply,nolike,nopics,noannounce,cw,ocapAlways, \
               useTor,maxReplies, \
               domainMaxPostsPerDay,accountMaxPostsPerDay, \
@@ -243,7 +244,8 @@ def createServerBob(path: str,domain: str,port: int,federationList: [], \
     global testServerBobRunning
     testServerBobRunning = True
     print('Server running: Bob')
-    runDaemon("instanceId",False,path,domain,port,httpPrefix,federationList, \
+    runDaemon("instanceId",False,path,domain,port,port, \
+              httpPrefix,federationList, \
               noreply,nolike,nopics,noannounce,cw,ocapAlways, \
               useTor,maxReplies, \
               domainMaxPostsPerDay,accountMaxPostsPerDay, \
@@ -275,7 +277,8 @@ def createServerEve(path: str,domain: str,port: int,federationList: [], \
     global testServerEveRunning
     testServerEveRunning = True
     print('Server running: Eve')
-    runDaemon("instanceId",False,path,domain,port,httpPrefix,federationList, \
+    runDaemon("instanceId",False,path,domain,port,port, \
+              httpPrefix,federationList, \
               noreply,nolike,nopics,noannounce,cw,ocapAlways, \
               useTor,maxReplies,allowDeletion,True)