diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4f0a745..8f60207 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ and run the following command: `swift package resolve`
 import RedisNIO
 
 let connection = Redis.makeConnection(
-    to: try .init(ipAddress: "127.0.0.1", port: 6379),
+    to: try .init(ipAddress: "127.0.0.1", port: RedisConnection.defaultPort),
     password: "my_pass"
 ).wait()
 
diff --git a/Sources/RedisNIO/Redis.swift b/Sources/RedisNIO/Redis.swift
index 07a513c..70952c3 100644
--- a/Sources/RedisNIO/Redis.swift
+++ b/Sources/RedisNIO/Redis.swift
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ extension Redis {
     ///
     ///     let elg = MultiThreadedEventLoopGroup(numberOfThreads: 3)
     ///     let connection = Redis.makeConnection(
-    ///         to: .init(ipAddress: "127.0.0.1", port: 6379),
+    ///         to: .init(ipAddress: "127.0.0.1", port: RedisConnection.defaultPort),
     ///         using: elg,
     ///         password: "my_pass"
     ///     )
diff --git a/Sources/RedisNIO/RedisClient.swift b/Sources/RedisNIO/RedisClient.swift
index d0fada0..cc3a692 100644
--- a/Sources/RedisNIO/RedisClient.swift
+++ b/Sources/RedisNIO/RedisClient.swift
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ private let loggingKeyID = "RedisConnection"
 ///
 /// See `RedisClient`
 public final class RedisConnection: RedisClient {
+    public static let defaultPort = 6379
+
     private enum ConnectionState {
         case open
         case closed
diff --git a/Tests/RedisNIOTests/Utilities/RedisConnection.swift b/Tests/RedisNIOTests/Utilities/RedisConnection.swift
index 70df73e..5b1671d 100644
--- a/Tests/RedisNIOTests/Utilities/RedisConnection.swift
+++ b/Tests/RedisNIOTests/Utilities/RedisConnection.swift
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ extension Redis {
     static func makeConnection() throws -> EventLoopFuture<RedisConnection> {
         let env = ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment
         return Redis.makeConnection(
-            to: try .makeAddressResolvingHost(env["REDIS_URL"] ?? "127.0.0.1", port: 6379),
+            to: try .makeAddressResolvingHost(
+                env["REDIS_URL"] ?? "127.0.0.1",
+                port: RedisConnection.defaultPort
+            ),
             password: env["REDIS_PW"]
         )
     }