diff --git a/ceilometer/api/__init__.py b/ceilometer/api/__init__.py
index 4c75f80c..2b519344 100644
--- a/ceilometer/api/__init__.py
+++ b/ceilometer/api/__init__.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ flask.helpers.json = jsonutils
 # Register options for the service
 API_SERVICE_OPTS = [
     cfg.IntOpt('metering_api_port',
-               default=9000,
+               default=8777,
                help='The port for the ceilometer API server',
                ),
     ]
diff --git a/doc/source/configuration.rst b/doc/source/configuration.rst
index 7485d625..19ba5709 100644
--- a/doc/source/configuration.rst
+++ b/doc/source/configuration.rst
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ os-tenant-id                                                      Tenant ID to u
 os-tenant-name              admin                                 Tenant name to use for openstack service access
 os-auth-url                 http://localhost:5000/v2.0            Auth URL to use for openstack service access
 database_connection         mongodb://localhost:27017/ceilometer  Database connection string
-metering_api_port           9000                                  The port for the ceilometer API server
+metering_api_port           8777                                  The port for the ceilometer API server
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