diff --git a/docker-compose.override.sample.yml b/docker-compose.override.sample.yml
index 61f006f3..9c905212 100644
--- a/docker-compose.override.sample.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.override.sample.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ services:
     # Backend binds to 8001 by default, change to use other ports.
     # Make sure to update, TM_APP_API_URL=http://127.0.0.1:8001 in tasking-manager.env accordingly.
     ports:
-      - 5000:5000
+      - 8000:8000
 
   tm-frontend:
     build:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index d33b1902..f81e70a5 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ services:
       - tasking-manager.env
     restart: unless-stopped
     healthcheck:
-      test: curl --fail http://localhost:5000 || exit 1
+      test: curl --fail http://localhost:8000 || exit 1
       interval: 10s
       retries: 5
       start_period: 10s
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ services:
           memory: 100M
     labels:
       - traefik.http.routers.backend.rule=(Host(`127.0.0.1`) || Host(`localhost`)) && PathPrefix(`/api/`)
-      - traefik.http.services.backend.loadbalancer.server.port=5000
+      - traefik.http.services.backend.loadbalancer.server.port=8000
     networks:
       - tm-net