diff --git a/server/db/pg/schema/schema.ts b/server/db/pg/schema/schema.ts
index 7af863962..31cedeba9 100644
--- a/server/db/pg/schema/schema.ts
+++ b/server/db/pg/schema/schema.ts
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ export const exitNodes = pgTable("exitNodes", {
     endpoint: varchar("endpoint").notNull(),
     publicKey: varchar("publicKey").notNull(),
     listenPort: integer("listenPort").notNull(),
-    relayPort: integer("relayPort").notNull(),
+    relayPort: integer("relayPort").notNull().default(21820),
     reachableAt: varchar("reachableAt"),
     maxConnections: integer("maxConnections"),
     online: boolean("online").notNull().default(false),
diff --git a/server/db/sqlite/schema/schema.ts b/server/db/sqlite/schema/schema.ts
index 68f8e27d3..ff2c29046 100644
--- a/server/db/sqlite/schema/schema.ts
+++ b/server/db/sqlite/schema/schema.ts
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ export const exitNodes = sqliteTable("exitNodes", {
     endpoint: text("endpoint").notNull(), // this is how to reach gerbil externally - gets put into the wireguard config
     publicKey: text("publicKey").notNull(),
     listenPort: integer("listenPort").notNull(),
-    relayPort: integer("relayPort").notNull(),
+    relayPort: integer("relayPort").notNull().default(21820),
     reachableAt: text("reachableAt"), // this is the internal address of the gerbil http server for command control
     maxConnections: integer("maxConnections"),
     online: integer("online", { mode: "boolean" }).notNull().default(false),
diff --git a/server/setup/scriptsPg/1.25.0.ts b/server/setup/scriptsPg/1.25.0.ts
index d64c74d31..7e7d02e17 100644
--- a/server/setup/scriptsPg/1.25.0.ts
+++ b/server/setup/scriptsPg/1.25.0.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export default async function migration() {
             );
         `);
         await db.execute(
-            sql`ALTER TABLE "exitNodes" ADD COLUMN "relayPort" integer NOT NULL;`
+            sql`ALTER TABLE "exitNodes" ADD COLUMN "relayPort" integer DEFAULT 21820 NOT NULL;`
         );
         await db.execute(
             sql`ALTER TABLE "resources" ADD COLUMN "loadBalancingStrategy" varchar(32) DEFAULT 'wrr' NOT NULL;`
diff --git a/server/setup/scriptsSqlite/1.25.0.ts b/server/setup/scriptsSqlite/1.25.0.ts
index 624b09ff8..79a8cc6c8 100644
--- a/server/setup/scriptsSqlite/1.25.0.ts
+++ b/server/setup/scriptsSqlite/1.25.0.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export default async function migration() {
             ).run();
             db.prepare(
                 `
-                ALTER TABLE 'exitNodes' ADD 'relayPort' integer NOT NULL;
+                ALTER TABLE 'exitNodes' ADD 'relayPort' integer DEFAULT 21820 NOT NULL;
                 `
             ).run();
             db.prepare(