diff --git a/http/app.hpp b/http/app.hpp
index 6d456af..9946990 100644
--- a/http/app.hpp
+++ b/http/app.hpp
@@ -144,6 +144,16 @@
             socketIndex++;
         }
 
+        if (acceptors.empty())
+        {
+            constexpr int defaultPort = 18080;
+            BMCWEB_LOG_INFO("Starting webserver on port {}", defaultPort);
+            using boost::asio::ip::tcp;
+            tcp::endpoint end(tcp::v6(), defaultPort);
+            tcp::acceptor acc(getIoContext(), end);
+            acceptors.emplace_back(std::move(acc), HttpType::HTTPS);
+        }
+
         return acceptors;
     }