diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index 9d684a96e..958c6c012 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ void ReadConfigFile(map<string, string>& mapSettingsRet,
     // If datadir is changed in .conf file:
     ClearDatadirCache();
     extern uint16_t BITCOIND_PORT;
-    BITCOIND_PORT = GetArg("-rpcport",BITCOIND_PORT);
+    BITCOIND_PORT = GetArg("-rpcport",BaseParams().RPCPort());
     fprintf(stderr,"from conf file %s RPC %u, used to be %u\n",ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL,BITCOIND_PORT,BITCOIND_PORT);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/zcash/CreateJoinSplit.cpp b/src/zcash/CreateJoinSplit.cpp
index 7fdc8d953..f29b2ec82 100644
--- a/src/zcash/CreateJoinSplit.cpp
+++ b/src/zcash/CreateJoinSplit.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "libsnark/common/profiling.hpp"
 char ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL[16];
 int64_t MAX_MONEY = 200000000 * 100000000LL;
+uint16_t BITCOIND_PORT = 7771;
 
 using namespace libzcash;