diff --git a/scripts/sync.php b/scripts/sync.php
index b059cb3..c4258c5 100755
--- a/scripts/sync.php
+++ b/scripts/sync.php
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ function sync_server($id, $only_username = null, $preview = false) {
 	$attempts = array('keys-sync', 'root');
 	foreach($attempts as $attempt) {
 		try {
-			$connection = ssh2_connect($hostname, 22);
+			$connection = ssh2_connect($hostname, $server->port);
 		} catch(ErrorException $e) {
 			echo date('c')." {$hostname}: Failed to connect.\n";
 			$server->sync_report('sync failure', 'SSH connection failed');