diff --git a/backend/index.js b/backend/index.js
index 2c42dec..e78a22a 100644
--- a/backend/index.js
+++ b/backend/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const express = require("express");
 const cors = require("cors");
 const app = express();
-const port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+const port = process.env.PORT || 5000;
 const { MONGO_URI } = require("./config");
 const mongoose = require("mongoose");
 const events = require("./models/events");
diff --git a/src/constants.js b/src/constants.js
index ce05f87..91863e4 100644
--- a/src/constants.js
+++ b/src/constants.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { createContext } from "react";
 import { APIClient } from "./utils/APIClient";
 
-export const BACKEND_URL = "http://localhost:3000";
+export const BACKEND_URL = "http://localhost:5000";
 export const EVENT_CONTEXT = createContext();
 export const API_CLIENT = new APIClient(BACKEND_URL);