diff --git a/src/mesh/wifi/WiFiServerAPI.cpp b/src/mesh/wifi/WiFiServerAPI.cpp
index 6014f8324..34a15f71b 100644
--- a/src/mesh/wifi/WiFiServerAPI.cpp
+++ b/src/mesh/wifi/WiFiServerAPI.cpp
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
 
 static WiFiServerPort *apiPort;
 
-void initApiServer()
+void initApiServer(int port)
 {
     // Start API server on port 4403
     if (!apiPort) {
-        apiPort = new WiFiServerPort();
+        apiPort = new WiFiServerPort(port);
+        DEBUG_MSG("API server listening on TCP port %d\n", port);
         apiPort->init();
     }
 }
@@ -56,13 +57,11 @@ void WiFiServerPort::debugOut(char c)
         apiPort->openAPI->debugOut(c);
 }
 
-#define MESHTASTIC_PORTNUM 4403
 
-WiFiServerPort::WiFiServerPort() : WiFiServer(MESHTASTIC_PORTNUM), concurrency::OSThread("ApiServer") {}
+WiFiServerPort::WiFiServerPort(int port) : WiFiServer(port), concurrency::OSThread("ApiServer") {}
 
 void WiFiServerPort::init()
 {
-    DEBUG_MSG("API server listening on TCP port %d\n", MESHTASTIC_PORTNUM);
     begin();
 }
 
@@ -80,4 +79,4 @@ int32_t WiFiServerPort::runOnce()
     }
 
     return 100; // only check occasionally for incoming connections
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/mesh/wifi/WiFiServerAPI.h b/src/mesh/wifi/WiFiServerAPI.h
index d3750e8c0..e27e5183d 100644
--- a/src/mesh/wifi/WiFiServerAPI.h
+++ b/src/mesh/wifi/WiFiServerAPI.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class WiFiServerPort : public WiFiServer, private concurrency::OSThread
     WiFiServerAPI *openAPI = NULL;
 
   public:
-    WiFiServerPort();
+    WiFiServerPort(int port);
 
     void init();
 
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@ class WiFiServerPort : public WiFiServer, private concurrency::OSThread
     int32_t runOnce() override;
 };
 
-void initApiServer();
+void initApiServer(int port=4403);