diff --git a/servers/slurpd/config.c b/servers/slurpd/config.c
index 8fa21f6752..43a4bcd90b 100644
--- a/servers/slurpd/config.c
+++ b/servers/slurpd/config.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ parse_replica_line(
 		ri->ri_port = atoi( hp );
 	    }
 	    if ( ri->ri_port <= 0 ) {
-		ri->ri_port = LDAP_PORT;
+		ri->ri_port = 0;
 	    }
 	    ri->ri_hostname = strdup( val );
 	    gots |= GOT_HOST;
diff --git a/servers/slurpd/re.c b/servers/slurpd/re.c
index c7358fddc1..5792850d7e 100644
--- a/servers/slurpd/re.c
+++ b/servers/slurpd/re.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ get_repl_hosts(
 	if ( str_parse_line( line, &type, &value, &len ) < 0 ) {
 	    return( NULL );
 	}
-	port = LDAP_PORT;
+	port = 0;
 	if (( p = strchr( value, ':' )) != NULL ) {
 	    *p = '\0';
 	    p++;