diff --git a/node/handler.go b/node/handler.go
index b60129a5e4cc1b56e6a0639f7d708f5140fe8c76..c301466dcca6e78150d06078dfcd0121450de024 100644
--- a/node/handler.go
+++ b/node/handler.go
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ func StartNode(id *id.ID, localServer string, handler Handler,
 			return
 		}
 
-		newPort = newPort + 1
+		newPort = newPort + 10
 		interconnectPort := strconv.Itoa(newPort)
-		jww.INFO.Printf("Starting interconnect on port: %v", newPort)
+		jww.INFO.Printf("Starting interconnect on port: %v", interconnectPort)
 		interconnect.StartCMixInterconnect(id, interconnectPort, handler, certPEMblock, keyPEMblock)
 	}()