diff --git a/config.default.inc.php b/config.default.inc.php
index 9ee2023..ec2be20 100644
--- a/config.default.inc.php
+++ b/config.default.inc.php
@@ -137,14 +137,17 @@ $dbtype = 'mysql4';
  *
  * @var string
  */
-$dbhost = '127.0.0.1';
+$dbhost = 'localhost';
 
 /**
- * Database port
+ * Database port.
+ *
+ * When using mysqli, leave this to null
+ * - connecting will fail otherwise.
  *
  * @var string|integer
  */
-$dbport = 3306;
+$dbport = null;
 
 /**
  * Database username
diff --git a/config.inc.php.dist b/config.inc.php.dist
index f75876e..2615bc6 100644
--- a/config.inc.php.dist
+++ b/config.inc.php.dist
@@ -101,13 +101,6 @@ $dbname = 'scuttle';
  *
  * @var string
  */
-$dbhost = '127.0.0.1';
-
-/**
- * Database port
- *
- * @var string|integer
- */
-$dbport = 3306;
+$dbhost = 'localhost';
 
 ?>