diff --git a/dev/tests/conf/old.conf b/dev/tests/conf/old.conf
index 857544d..252b7f6 100644
--- a/dev/tests/conf/old.conf
+++ b/dev/tests/conf/old.conf
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ REMOTE_BACKUP=yes
 SSH_RSA_PRIVATE_KEY=${HOME}/.ssh/id_rsa_local
 REMOTE_USER=root
 REMOTE_HOST=localhost
-REMOTE_PORT=49999
+REMOTE_PORT=22
 ## ssh compression should be used unless your remote connection is good enough (LAN)
 SSH_COMPRESSION=yes
 ## Check for connectivity to remote host before launching remote backup tasks. Be sure the hosts responds to ping. Failing to ping will skip current task.
diff --git a/dev/tests/run_tests.sh b/dev/tests/run_tests.sh
index 1c06bd7..37368d2 100755
--- a/dev/tests/run_tests.sh
+++ b/dev/tests/run_tests.sh
@@ -765,6 +765,10 @@ function test_UpgradeConfPullRun () {
 
 	./$OBACKUP_UPGRADE "$CONF_DIR/$TMP_OLD_CONF"
 	assertEquals "Conf file upgrade" "0" $?
+
+        # Update remote conf files with SSH port
+        sed -i.tmp 's#ssh://.*@localhost:[0-9]*/#ssh://'$REMOTE_USER'@localhost:'$SSH_PORT'/#' "$CONF_DIR/$TMP_OLD_CONF"
+
 	REMOTE_HOST_PING=$RHOST_PING ./$OBACKUP_EXECUTABLE "$CONF_DIR/$TMP_OLD_CONF"
 	assertEquals "Upgraded conf file execution test" "0" $?