diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f1ea1c9..615b27c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ Define a default `DJANGO_VITE` configuration in your `settings.py`.
 ```python
 DJANGO_VITE = {
   "default": {
-    "dev_mode": True,
-    "dev_server_port": 5173,
+    "dev_mode": True
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ Or if you prefer to use the legacy module-level settings, you can use:
 
 ```python
 DJANGO_VITE_DEV_MODE = True
-DJANGO_VITE_DEV_SERVER_PORT = 5173
 ```
 
 Be sure that the `build.outDir` from `vite.config.js` is included in `STATICFILES_DIRS`.
@@ -189,7 +187,7 @@ If you're using React, this will generate the Javascript needed to support React
 
 ### Custom attributes
 
-By default, all scripts tags are generated with a `type="module"` and `crossorigin=""` attributes just like ViteJS do by default if you are building a single-page app.
+By default, all script tags are generated with a `type="module"` and `crossorigin=""` attributes just like ViteJS do by default if you are building a single-page app.
 You can override this behavior by adding or overriding this attributes like so :
 
 ```
@@ -248,7 +246,6 @@ If you would like to use django-vite with multiple vite configurations you can s
 DJANGO_VITE = {
   "default": {
     "dev_mode": True,
-    "dev_server_port": 5173
   },
   "external_app_1": {
     ...
@@ -298,7 +295,7 @@ The `server.host` in `vite.config.js` for the ViteJS development server.
 
 ### dev_server_port
 - **Type**: `int`
-- **Default**: `3000`
+- **Default**: `5173`
 - **Legacy Key**: `DJANGO_VITE_DEV_SERVER_PORT`
 
 The `server.port` in `vite.config.js` for the ViteJS development server.
@@ -361,7 +358,7 @@ If you're using React, this will generate the Javascript needed to support React
 
 ## Notes
 
-- In production mode, all generated path are prefixed with the `STATIC_URL`
+- In production mode, all generated paths are prefixed with the `STATIC_URL`
   setting of Django.
 
 ### Whitenoise
diff --git a/django_vite/core/asset_loader.py b/django_vite/core/asset_loader.py
index acc57f1..5998cc3 100644
--- a/django_vite/core/asset_loader.py
+++ b/django_vite/core/asset_loader.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class DjangoViteConfig(NamedTuple):
     dev_server_host: str = "localhost"
 
     # Default Vite server port.
-    dev_server_port: int = 3000
+    dev_server_port: int = 5173
 
     # Prefix for STATIC_URL.
     static_url_prefix: str = ""
diff --git a/tests/tests/templatetags/test_vite_asset.py b/tests/tests/templatetags/test_vite_asset.py
index 6adc93c..3c7053d 100644
--- a/tests/tests/templatetags/test_vite_asset.py
+++ b/tests/tests/templatetags/test_vite_asset.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def test_vite_asset_returns_dev_tags(as_default):
     html = template.render(Context({}))
     soup = BeautifulSoup(html, "html.parser")
     script_tag = soup.find("script")
-    assert script_tag["src"] == "http://localhost:3000/static/src/entry.ts"
+    assert script_tag["src"] == "http://localhost:5173/static/src/entry.ts"
     assert script_tag["type"] == "module"
 
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def test_vite_asset_dev_prefix(patch_settings):
     soup = BeautifulSoup(html, "html.parser")
     script_tag = soup.find("script")
     assert (
-        script_tag["src"] == "http://localhost:3000/static/custom/prefix/src/entry.ts"
+        script_tag["src"] == "http://localhost:5173/static/custom/prefix/src/entry.ts"
     )
     assert script_tag["type"] == "module"
 
diff --git a/tests/tests/templatetags/test_vite_asset_url.py b/tests/tests/templatetags/test_vite_asset_url.py
index e717846..c84c6c3 100644
--- a/tests/tests/templatetags/test_vite_asset_url.py
+++ b/tests/tests/templatetags/test_vite_asset_url.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def test_vite_asset_url_returns_dev_url():
     html = template.render(Context({}))
     soup = BeautifulSoup(html, "html.parser")
     script_tag = soup.find("script")
-    assert script_tag["src"] == "http://localhost:3000/static/src/entry.ts"
+    assert script_tag["src"] == "http://localhost:5173/static/src/entry.ts"
 
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("dev_mode_false")
diff --git a/tests/tests/templatetags/test_vite_hmr_client.py b/tests/tests/templatetags/test_vite_hmr_client.py
index 2a647ca..faf4e76 100644
--- a/tests/tests/templatetags/test_vite_hmr_client.py
+++ b/tests/tests/templatetags/test_vite_hmr_client.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def test_vite_hmr_client_returns_script_tag():
     html = template.render(Context({}))
     soup = BeautifulSoup(html, "html.parser")
     script_tag = soup.find("script")
-    assert script_tag["src"] == "http://localhost:3000/static/@vite/client"
+    assert script_tag["src"] == "http://localhost:5173/static/@vite/client"
     assert script_tag["type"] == "module"
 
 
diff --git a/tests/tests/templatetags/test_vite_react_refresh.py b/tests/tests/templatetags/test_vite_react_refresh.py
index 41261fb..aa82cf6 100644
--- a/tests/tests/templatetags/test_vite_react_refresh.py
+++ b/tests/tests/templatetags/test_vite_react_refresh.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def test_vite_react_refresh_returns_script_tag():
     assert script_tag.has_attr("type")
     assert script_tag["type"] == "module"
     assert "__vite_plugin_react_preamble_installed__" in script_tag.text
-    assert "http://localhost:3000/static/@react-refresh" in script_tag.text
+    assert "http://localhost:5173/static/@react-refresh" in script_tag.text
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -105,4 +105,4 @@ def test_vite_react_refresh_url_setting(patch_settings):
     html = template.render(Context({}))
     soup = BeautifulSoup(html, "html.parser")
     script_tag = soup.script
-    assert "http://localhost:3000/static/foobar" in script_tag.text
+    assert "http://localhost:5173/static/foobar" in script_tag.text