diff --git a/governor.py b/governor.py
index 680bbb71..f992babd 100755
--- a/governor.py
+++ b/governor.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ postgresql = Postgresql(config["postgresql"], aws_host_address)
 ha = Ha(postgresql, etcd)
 
 ## Start the http_server to serve a simple healthcheck
-http_server = getHTTPServer(postgresql, http_port=8080, listen_address='0.0.0.0')
+http_server = getHTTPServer(postgresql, http_port=8008, listen_address='0.0.0.0')
 http_thread = threading.Thread(target=http_server.serve_forever, args=())
 http_thread.daemon = True
 http_thread.start()