diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0834f94e1..72c4d443b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ listening on port 2053, it should show the following:
 
 ~~~ txt
 .:2053
-2016/09/18 09:20:50 [INFO] CoreDNS-001 starting
-CoreDNS-001 starting
+2016/09/18 09:20:50 [INFO] CoreDNS-001
+CoreDNS-001
 ~~~
 
 Any query send to port 2053 should return some information; your sending address, port and protocol
diff --git a/core/dnsserver/address.go b/core/dnsserver/address.go
index c5493d3d0..fc51aed96 100644
--- a/core/dnsserver/address.go
+++ b/core/dnsserver/address.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func normalizeZone(str string) (zoneAddr, error) {
 	}
 
 	if port == "" {
-		port = "53"
+		port = Port
 	}
 
 	return zoneAddr{Zone: strings.ToLower(dns.Fqdn(host)), Port: port}, err
diff --git a/core/dnsserver/register.go b/core/dnsserver/register.go
index 224ba71e9..324680d03 100644
--- a/core/dnsserver/register.go
+++ b/core/dnsserver/register.go
@@ -128,13 +128,13 @@ func groupConfigsByListenAddr(configs []*Config) (map[string][]*Config, error) {
 
 const (
 	// DefaultPort is the default port.
-	DefaultPort = "2053"
+	DefaultPort = "53"
 )
 
 // These "soft defaults" are configurable by
 // command line flags, etc.
 var (
-	// Port is the site port
+	// Port is the port we listen on by default.
 	Port = DefaultPort
 
 	// GracefulTimeout is the maximum duration of a graceful shutdown.