diff --git a/ProjectPlugins/GethPlugin/GethContainerRecipe.cs b/ProjectPlugins/GethPlugin/GethContainerRecipe.cs
index 5214e0b..503a412 100644
--- a/ProjectPlugins/GethPlugin/GethContainerRecipe.cs
+++ b/ProjectPlugins/GethPlugin/GethContainerRecipe.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ namespace GethPlugin
 
         public const string HttpPortTag = "http_port";
         public const string DiscoveryPortTag = "disc_port";
-        public const string wsPortTag = "ws_port";
         public const string AccountsFilename = "accounts.csv";
 
         public override string AppName => "geth";
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ namespace GethPlugin
             var args = $"--http.addr 0.0.0.0 --http.port {httpPort.Number} --port {discovery.Number} --discovery.port {discovery.Number} {defaultArgs}";
 
             var authRpc = AddInternalPort();
-            var wsPort = AddInternalPort(tag: wsPortTag);
 
             if (config.BootstrapNode != null)
             {
@@ -45,7 +43,7 @@ namespace GethPlugin
                 args += bootstrapArg;
             }
 
-            return args + $" --authrpc.port {authRpc.Number} --ws --ws.addr 0.0.0.0 --ws.port {wsPort.Number}";
+            return args + $" --authrpc.port {authRpc.Number} --ws --ws.addr 0.0.0.0 --ws.port {httpPort.Number}";
         }
 
         private void UnlockAccounts(int startIndex, int numberOfAccounts)
diff --git a/ProjectPlugins/GethPlugin/GethStarter.cs b/ProjectPlugins/GethPlugin/GethStarter.cs
index f358b72..d5d275b 100644
--- a/ProjectPlugins/GethPlugin/GethStarter.cs
+++ b/ProjectPlugins/GethPlugin/GethStarter.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace GethPlugin
             if (discoveryPort == null) throw new Exception("Expected discovery port to be created.");
             var httpPort = container.Recipe.GetPortByTag(GethContainerRecipe.HttpPortTag);
             if (httpPort == null) throw new Exception("Expected http port to be created.");
-            var wsPort = container.Recipe.GetPortByTag(GethContainerRecipe.wsPortTag);
+            var wsPort = container.Recipe.GetPortByTag(GethContainerRecipe.HttpPortTag);
             if (wsPort == null) throw new Exception("Expected ws port to be created.");
 
             Log($"Geth node started.");