diff --git a/devices/SST.py b/devices/SST.py
index 2b5400743eac6dad55624806a2833a922a50bda2..1e17edbdefc0540f10d5dea46219fd1deff06cb7 100644
--- a/devices/SST.py
+++ b/devices/SST.py
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ class SST(hardware_device):
 
     SST_Port = device_property(
         dtype='DevUShort',
-        mandatory=True
+        mandatory=True,
+        default_value=5001
     )
 
     # ----------