diff --git a/conventional.yaml b/conventional.yaml
index cd1ae1d4..bf587af7 100644
--- a/conventional.yaml
+++ b/conventional.yaml
@@ -663,8 +663,7 @@ datastore:
     mysql:
         enabled: false
         host: "localhost"
-        # port is unnecessary for connections via unix domain socket:
-        #port: 3306
+        port: 3306
         # if socket-path is set, it will be used instead of host:port
         #socket-path: "/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock"
         user: "oragono"
diff --git a/oragono.yaml b/oragono.yaml
index 9f4ed2f7..dfb799b4 100644
--- a/oragono.yaml
+++ b/oragono.yaml
@@ -684,8 +684,7 @@ datastore:
     mysql:
         enabled: false
         host: "localhost"
-        # port is unnecessary for connections via unix domain socket:
-        #port: 3306
+        port: 3306
         # if socket-path is set, it will be used instead of host:port
         #socket-path: "/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock"
         user: "oragono"