diff --git a/main.qml b/main.qml
index d93fa9df..3c6b21cf 100644
--- a/main.qml
+++ b/main.qml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
     property bool androidCloseTapped: false;
     property int userLastActive;  // epoch
     // Default daemon addresses
-    readonly property string localDaemonAddress : persistentSettings.nettype == NetworkType.MAINNET ? "localhost:18081" : persistentSettings.nettype == NetworkType.TESTNET ? "localhost:28081" : "localhost:38081"
+    readonly property string localDaemonAddress : "localhost:" + getDefaultDaemonRpcPort(persistentSettings.nettype)
     property string currentDaemonAddress;
     property bool startLocalNodeCancelled: false
     property int estimatedBlockchainSize: 50 // GB
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
         property bool   allow_background_mining : false
         property bool   miningIgnoreBattery : true
         property var    nettype: NetworkType.MAINNET
-        property string daemon_address: nettype == NetworkType.TESTNET ? "localhost:28081" : nettype == NetworkType.STAGENET ? "localhost:38081" : "localhost:18081"
+        property string daemon_address: "localhost:" + getDefaultDaemonRpcPort(nettype)
         property string payment_id
         property int    restore_height : 0
         property bool   is_trusted_daemon : false
@@ -1892,6 +1892,17 @@ ApplicationWindow {
         passwordDialog.open();
     }
 
+    function getDefaultDaemonRpcPort(networkType) {
+        switch (networkType) {
+            case NetworkType.STAGENET:
+                return 38081;
+            case NetworkType.TESTNET:
+                return 28081;
+            default:
+                return 18081;
+        }
+    }
+
     // Daemon console
     DaemonConsole {
         id: daemonConsolePopup
diff --git a/pages/settings/SettingsNode.qml b/pages/settings/SettingsNode.qml
index c350f896..86237446 100644
--- a/pages/settings/SettingsNode.qml
+++ b/pages/settings/SettingsNode.qml
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ Rectangle{
 
                 property var rna: persistentSettings.remoteNodeAddress
                 daemonAddrText: rna.search(":") != -1 ? rna.split(":")[0].trim() : ""
-                daemonPortText: rna.search(":") != -1 ? (rna.split(":")[1].trim() == "") ? "18081" : rna.split(":")[1] : ""
+                daemonPortText: rna.search(":") != -1 ? (rna.split(":")[1].trim() == "") ? appWindow.getDefaultDaemonRpcPort(persistentSettings.nettype) : rna.split(":")[1] : ""
                 onEditingFinished: {
                     persistentSettings.remoteNodeAddress = remoteNodeEdit.getAddress();
                     console.log("setting remote node to " + persistentSettings.remoteNodeAddress);
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ Rectangle{
                         daemonPortText: {
                             var node_split = persistentSettings.bootstrapNodeAddress.split(":");
                             if(node_split.length == 2){
-                                (node_split[1].trim() == "") ? "18081" : node_split[1];
+                                (node_split[1].trim() == "") ? appWindow.getDefaultDaemonRpcPort(persistentSettings.nettype) : node_split[1];
                             } else {
                                 return ""
                             }
diff --git a/wizard/WizardDaemonSettings.qml b/wizard/WizardDaemonSettings.qml
index 4303b1a0..a5162e7b 100644
--- a/wizard/WizardDaemonSettings.qml
+++ b/wizard/WizardDaemonSettings.qml
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ ColumnLayout {
                 daemonPortText: {
                     var node_split = persistentSettings.bootstrapNodeAddress.split(":");
                     if(node_split.length == 2){
-                        (node_split[1].trim() == "") ? "18081" : node_split[1];
+                        (node_split[1].trim() == "") ? appWindow.getDefaultDaemonRpcPort(persistentSettings.nettype) : node_split[1];
                     } else {
                         return ""
                     }
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ ColumnLayout {
                 id: remoteNodeEdit
                 property var rna: persistentSettings.remoteNodeAddress
                 daemonAddrText: rna.search(":") != -1 ? rna.split(":")[0].trim() : ""
-                daemonPortText: rna.search(":") != -1 ? (rna.split(":")[1].trim() == "") ? "18081" : persistentSettings.remoteNodeAddress.split(":")[1] : ""
+                daemonPortText: rna.search(":") != -1 ? (rna.split(":")[1].trim() == "") ? appWindow.getDefaultDaemonRpcPort(persistentSettings.nettype) : persistentSettings.remoteNodeAddress.split(":")[1] : ""
 
                 placeholderFontBold: true
                 placeholderFontFamily: "Arial"