diff --git a/deps/rabbit/Makefile b/deps/rabbit/Makefile
index bfeb692c0b02..8f998718a56b 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/Makefile
+++ b/deps/rabbit/Makefile
@@ -241,10 +241,10 @@ define ct_master.erl
 	peer:call(Pid2, net_kernel, set_net_ticktime, [5]),
 	peer:call(Pid3, net_kernel, set_net_ticktime, [5]),
 	peer:call(Pid4, net_kernel, set_net_ticktime, [5]),
-	peer:call(Pid1, persistent_term, put, [rabbit_ct_tcp_port_base, 23000]),
-	peer:call(Pid2, persistent_term, put, [rabbit_ct_tcp_port_base, 25000]),
-	peer:call(Pid3, persistent_term, put, [rabbit_ct_tcp_port_base, 27000]),
-	peer:call(Pid4, persistent_term, put, [rabbit_ct_tcp_port_base, 29000]),
+	peer:call(Pid1, persistent_term, put, [rabbit_ct_tcp_port_base, 16000]),
+	peer:call(Pid2, persistent_term, put, [rabbit_ct_tcp_port_base, 20000]),
+	peer:call(Pid3, persistent_term, put, [rabbit_ct_tcp_port_base, 24000]),
+	peer:call(Pid4, persistent_term, put, [rabbit_ct_tcp_port_base, 28000]),
 	[{[_], {ok, Results}}] = ct_master_fork:run("$1"),
 	peer:stop(Pid4),
 	peer:stop(Pid3),