diff --git a/packages/redux-devtools-remote/README.md b/packages/redux-devtools-remote/README.md
index 586df172..3a32e6aa 100644
--- a/packages/redux-devtools-remote/README.md
+++ b/packages/redux-devtools-remote/README.md
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ For React Native you can use [remotedev-rn-debugger](https://github.com/jhen0409
 | ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | `name`                  | _String_ representing the instance name to be shown on the remote monitor.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
 | `realtime`              | _Boolean_ specifies whether to allow remote monitoring. By default is `process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development'`.                                                                                                                                                                                               |
-| `hostname`              | _String_ used to specify host for [@redux-devtools/cli](https://github.com/reduxjs/redux-devtools/tree/main/packages/redux-devtools-cli). If `port` is specified, default value is `localhost`.                                                                                                               |
-| `port`                  | _Number_ used to specify host's port for [@redux-devtools/cli](https://github.com/reduxjs/redux-devtools/tree/main/packages/redux-devtools-cli).                                                                                                                                                              |
-| `secure`                | _Boolean_ specifies whether to use `https` protocol for [@redux-devtools/cli](https://github.com/reduxjs/redux-devtools/tree/main/packages/redux-devtools-cli).                                                                                                                                               |
+| `hostname`              | _String_ used to specify host for [@redux-devtools/cli](https://github.com/reduxjs/redux-devtools/tree/main/packages/redux-devtools-cli). The default value is `localhost`.                                                                                                                                   |
+| `port`                  | _Number_ used to specify host's port for [@redux-devtools/cli](https://github.com/reduxjs/redux-devtools/tree/main/packages/redux-devtools-cli). The default value is `8000`.                                                                                                                                   |
+| `secure`                | _Boolean_ specifies whether to use `https` protocol for [@redux-devtools/cli](https://github.com/reduxjs/redux-devtools/tree/main/packages/redux-devtools-cli). The default value is `false`.                                                                                                                 |
 | `maxAge`                | _Number_ of maximum allowed actions to be stored on the history tree, the oldest actions are removed once maxAge is reached. Default is `30`.                                                                                                                                                                 |
 | `actionsDenylist`       | _array_ of actions to be hidden in DevTools. Overwrites corresponding global setting in the options page. See the example bellow.                                                                                                                                                                             |
 | `actionsAllowlist`      | _array_ of actions to be shown. All other actions will be hidden in DevTools.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
diff --git a/packages/redux-devtools-remote/src/devTools.ts b/packages/redux-devtools-remote/src/devTools.ts
index 6f517df1..5cfc1a3b 100644
--- a/packages/redux-devtools-remote/src/devTools.ts
+++ b/packages/redux-devtools-remote/src/devTools.ts
@@ -357,13 +357,12 @@ class DevToolsEnhancer<S, A extends Action<unknown>> {
         whitelist ??
         options.actionsWhitelist,
     });
-    if (options.port) {
-      this.socketOptions = {
-        port: options.port,
-        hostname: options.hostname || 'localhost',
-        secure: options.secure,
-      };
-    } else this.socketOptions = defaultSocketOptions;
+    this.socketOptions = {
+      ...defaultSocketOptions,
+      secure: options.secure ?? defaultSocketOptions.secure,
+      hostname: options.hostname ?? defaultSocketOptions.hostname,
+      port: options.port ?? defaultSocketOptions.port,
+    };
 
     this.suppressConnectErrors =
       options.suppressConnectErrors !== undefined