diff --git a/pulp_smash/cli.py b/pulp_smash/cli.py
index 516b9cf87..ec35361aa 100644
--- a/pulp_smash/cli.py
+++ b/pulp_smash/cli.py
@@ -889,12 +889,12 @@ class RegistryClient:
 
     For docker it is located in `/etc/docker/daemon.json` and content is::
 
-        {"insecure-registries": ["pulp_host:8080"]}
+        {"insecure-registries": ["pulp_host:24816"]}
 
     For podman it is located in `/etc/containers/registries.conf` with::
 
         [registries.insecure]
-        registries = ['pulp_host:8080']
+        registries = ['pulp_host:24816']
 
     :param pulp_smash.config.PulpSmashConfig cfg: Information about the target
         host.
diff --git a/pulp_smash/pulp_smash_cli.py b/pulp_smash/pulp_smash_cli.py
index d5d8cdb76..c97c27209 100644
--- a/pulp_smash/pulp_smash_cli.py
+++ b/pulp_smash/pulp_smash_cli.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def _get_v3_host_properties(pulp_version):
     }
 
     if not click.confirm(
-        "Will the content be served on same API server and port?", True
+        "Will the content be served on same API server and port?", False
     ):
         properties["roles"]["content"] = _get_content_role()
 
@@ -195,14 +195,22 @@ def _get_api_role(pulp_version):
         api_role["verify"] = False
 
     # Get "port"
-    click.echo(
-        "By default, Pulp Smash will communicate with Pulp's API on the port "
-        "number implied by the scheme. For example, if Pulp's API is "
-        "available over HTTPS, then Pulp Smash will communicate on port 443. "
-        "If Pulp's API is available on a non-standard port, like 8000, then "
-        "Pulp Smash needs to know about that."
+
+    if pulp_version < Version("3"):
+        default_port = 0
+        click.echo(
+            "By default, Pulp Smash will communicate with Pulp 2's API on the "
+            "port number implied by the scheme. For example, if Pulp 2's API "
+            "is available over HTTPS, then Pulp Smash will communicate on "
+            "port 443."
+            "If Pulp 2's API is available on a non-standard port, like 8000, "
+            "then Pulp Smash needs to know about that."
+        )
+    else:
+        default_port = 24817
+    port = click.prompt(
+        "Pulp API port number", default=default_port, type=click.INT
     )
-    port = click.prompt("Pulp API port number", default=0, type=click.INT)
     if port:
         api_role["port"] = port
 
@@ -239,7 +247,7 @@ def _get_content_role():
         content_role["verify"] = False
 
     port = click.prompt(
-        "Content Host port number", default=8080, type=click.INT
+        "Content Host port number", default=24816, type=click.INT
     )
     if port:
         content_role["port"] = port
diff --git a/tests/test_pulp_smash_cli.py b/tests/test_pulp_smash_cli.py
index f05e07dc2..5bb844239 100644
--- a/tests/test_pulp_smash_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_pulp_smash_cli.py
@@ -92,12 +92,13 @@ def setUp(self):
                             "scheme": "https",
                             "service": "nginx",
                             "verify": True,
+                            "port": 24817,
                         },
                         "content": {
                             "scheme": "https",
                             "service": "pulp_content_app",
                             "verify": True,
-                            "port": 8080,
+                            "port": 24816,
                         },
                         "pulp resource manager": {},
                         "pulp workers": {},