diff --git a/substrate-node/tests/SubstrateNetwork.py b/substrate-node/tests/SubstrateNetwork.py
index 9fbc8670b..d6b8794bc 100644
--- a/substrate-node/tests/SubstrateNetwork.py
+++ b/substrate-node/tests/SubstrateNetwork.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def setup_multi_node_network(self, log_name: str = "", amt: int = 1):
         rmtree(output_dir_network, ignore_errors=True)
 
         port = 30333
-        rpc_port = 994
+        rpc_port = 9944
         
         if amt == 1:
             log_file_alice = join(output_dir_network, "node_alice.log")