diff --git a/src/utils/operandi_utils/hpc/connector.py b/src/utils/operandi_utils/hpc/connector.py
index 56b71e89..7ef112db 100644
--- a/src/utils/operandi_utils/hpc/connector.py
+++ b/src/utils/operandi_utils/hpc/connector.py
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def establish_proxy_tunnel(
         dst_host: str,
         dst_port: int = 22,
         src_host: str = 'localhost',
-        src_port: int = 0,
+        src_port: int = 22,
         channel_kind: str = 'direct-tcpip',
     ) -> Channel:
         proxy_transport = self.ssh_proxy_client.get_transport()