diff --git a/charactergarden/.env b/charactergarden/.env
index f7fbd52..75493f4 100644
--- a/charactergarden/.env
+++ b/charactergarden/.env
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 NODE_ENV=development
-APP_PORT=3000
+APP_PORT=3024
 FRONTEND_PORT=5173
 DB_PATH=/data/sqlite/app.db
 
diff --git a/charactergarden/.env.example b/charactergarden/.env.example
index c82f97f..e6318b6 100644
--- a/charactergarden/.env.example
+++ b/charactergarden/.env.example
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Never commit .env — it is gitignored.
 
 NODE_ENV=development
-APP_PORT=3000
+APP_PORT=3023
 FRONTEND_PORT=5173
 DB_PATH=/data/sqlite/app.db