diff --git a/conf/storage-conf.xml b/conf/storage-conf.xml
index 3cd07e7861..e41685fdf2 100644
--- a/conf/storage-conf.xml
+++ b/conf/storage-conf.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
    <JobJarFileLocation>C:\Engagements\Cassandra-Nexus</JobJarFileLocation>
    <StoragePort>7000</StoragePort>
    <ControlPort>7001</ControlPort>
-   <ThriftPort>7001</ThriftPort>
+   <ThriftPort>9160</ThriftPort>
    <ColumnIndexSizeInKB>256</ColumnIndexSizeInKB>
    <HttpPort>7002</HttpPort>
    <MetadataDirectory>/var/cassandra/system</MetadataDirectory>