diff --git a/pkg/cmd/roachtest/tests/sequelize.go b/pkg/cmd/roachtest/tests/sequelize.go
index 326918cf05a6..b1d9d5cc29c8 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/roachtest/tests/sequelize.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/roachtest/tests/sequelize.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/cmd/roachtest/cluster"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/cmd/roachtest/option"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/cmd/roachtest/registry"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/cmd/roachtest/roachtestutil"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/cmd/roachtest/test"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/roachprod/install"
 )
@@ -38,7 +39,9 @@ func registerSequelize(r registry.Registry) {
 		}
 		node := c.Node(1)
 		t.Status("setting up cockroach")
-		c.Start(ctx, t.L(), option.NewStartOpts(sqlClientsInMemoryDB), install.MakeClusterSettings(), c.All())
+		startOpts := option.NewStartOpts(sqlClientsInMemoryDB)
+		roachtestutil.SetDefaultSQLPort(c, &startOpts.RoachprodOpts)
+		c.Start(ctx, t.L(), startOpts, install.MakeClusterSettings(install.SecureOption(false)), c.All())
 
 		version, err := fetchCockroachVersion(ctx, t.L(), c, node[0])
 		if err != nil {