diff --git a/ansible/roles/loggearman/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/loggearman/defaults/main.yml
index 00cb888..cd53d66 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/loggearman/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/loggearman/defaults/main.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ container_images:
   loggearman: quay.rdoproject.org/software-factory/loggearman:latest
 
 # Gearman client
+gearman_client_host: 0.0.0.0
+gearman_client_port: 4730
 source_url: ""
 zmq_publishers: []
 subunit_files: []
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ source_files: []
 
 # Gearman worker
 gearman_host: 0.0.0.0
-gearman_port: 4731
+gearman_port: 4730
 output_host: logstash.example.com
 output_port: 9999
 output_mode: tcp
diff --git a/ansible/roles/loggearman/templates/client.yml.j2 b/ansible/roles/loggearman/templates/client.yml.j2
index 359f350..df01c77 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/loggearman/templates/client.yml.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/loggearman/templates/client.yml.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ---
+gearman-host: {{ gearman_client_host }}
+gearman-port: {{ gearman_client_port }}
 source-url: {{ source_url }}
 zmq-publishers: {{ zmq_publishers }}
 subunit-files: {{ subunit_files }}
diff --git a/loggearman/loggearman/client.py b/loggearman/loggearman/client.py
index 8eb0f5a..5dbff17 100755
--- a/loggearman/loggearman/client.py
+++ b/loggearman/loggearman/client.py
@@ -167,7 +167,9 @@ class Server(object):
     def setup_processors(self):
         for publisher in self.config['zmq-publishers']:
             gearclient = gear.Client()
-            gearclient.addServer('localhost')
+            host = self.config.get('gearman-host', 'localhost')
+            port = self.config.get('gearman-port', 4730)
+            gearclient.addServer(host, port=port)
             gearclient.waitForServer()
             log_processor = EventProcessor(
                 publisher, gearclient,
@@ -198,6 +200,7 @@ class Server(object):
         if statsd_host:
             self.wait_for_name_resolution(statsd_host, statsd_port)
         self.gearserver = gear.Server(
+            port=self.config.get('gearman-port', 4730),
             statsd_host=statsd_host,
             statsd_port=statsd_port,
             statsd_prefix=statsd_prefix)