diff --git a/public/include/database.inc.php b/public/include/database.inc.php
index 7c5b5aaf..ee77cb83 100644
--- a/public/include/database.inc.php
+++ b/public/include/database.inc.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ if (!defined('SECURITY'))
     die('Hacking attempt');
 
 // Instantiate class, we are using mysqlng
-$mysqli = new mysqli($config['db']['host'], $config['db']['user'], $config['db']['pass'], $config['db']['name']);
+$mysqli = new mysqli($config['db']['host'], $config['db']['user'], $config['db']['pass'], $config['db']['name'], $config['db']['port']);
 
 /* check connection */
 if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {