diff --git a/polkadot/cli/src/lib.rs b/polkadot/cli/src/lib.rs
index 96d38cb2e5..d70b0cff9c 100644
--- a/polkadot/cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polkadot/cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ use futures::sync::mpsc;
 use futures::{Sink, Future, Stream};
 use tokio_core::reactor;
 
-const DEFAULT_TELEMETRY_URL: &str = "wss://telemetry.polkadot.io:443";
+const DEFAULT_TELEMETRY_URL: &str = "ws://telemetry.polkadot.io:1024";
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 struct SystemConfiguration {