diff --git a/hardware/arduino/avr/libraries/Bridge/YunServer.h b/hardware/arduino/avr/libraries/Bridge/YunServer.h
index eb16703c1..0a048866a 100644
--- a/hardware/arduino/avr/libraries/Bridge/YunServer.h
+++ b/hardware/arduino/avr/libraries/Bridge/YunServer.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class YunClient;
 class YunServer : public Server {
 public:
   // Constructor with a user provided BridgeClass instance
-  YunServer(uint16_t port, BridgeClass &_b = Bridge);
+  YunServer(uint16_t port = 5555, BridgeClass &_b = Bridge);
 
   void begin();
   YunClient accept();
diff --git a/hardware/arduino/avr/libraries/Bridge/examples/BridgeNew/BridgeNew.ino b/hardware/arduino/avr/libraries/Bridge/examples/BridgeNew/BridgeNew.ino
index efecda9ed..eceab07c1 100644
--- a/hardware/arduino/avr/libraries/Bridge/examples/BridgeNew/BridgeNew.ino
+++ b/hardware/arduino/avr/libraries/Bridge/examples/BridgeNew/BridgeNew.ino
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 #include <Bridge.h>
 #include <YunServer.h>
 
-// Listen on port 5555, the webserver on the Yun
+// Listen on default port 5555, the webserver on the Yun
 // will forward there all the HTTP requests for us.
-YunServer server(5555);
+YunServer server;
 
 void setup() {
   Serial.begin(9600);