diff --git a/README b/README
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 
 # arguments passed to the storage class
 # for remote_storage: URI of the storage server
-storage_args = http://localhost:5000/
+storage_args = http://localhost:5002/
 
 # for local_storage: database connection string and root of the
 # storage, comma separated
diff --git a/swh/loader/git/base.py b/swh/loader/git/base.py
--- a/swh/loader/git/base.py
+++ b/swh/loader/git/base.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
         'storage': ('dict', {
             'cls': 'remote',
             'args': {
-              'url': 'http://localhost:5000/'
+              'url': 'http://localhost:5002/'
             },
         }),
         'send_contents': ('bool', True),