diff --git a/lbry/lbry/dht/peer.py b/lbry/lbry/dht/peer.py
index cd150d1f6..9ae13e134 100644
--- a/lbry/lbry/dht/peer.py
+++ b/lbry/lbry/dht/peer.py
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ class KademliaPeer:
         if self._node_id is not None:
             if not len(self._node_id) == constants.hash_length:
                 raise ValueError("invalid node_id: {}".format(hexlify(self._node_id).decode()))
-        if self.udp_port is not None and not 0 <= self.udp_port <= 65536:
+        if self.udp_port is not None and not 1 <= self.udp_port <= 65535:
             raise ValueError("invalid udp port")
-        if self.tcp_port is not None and not 0 <= self.tcp_port <= 65536:
+        if self.tcp_port is not None and not 1 <= self.tcp_port <= 65535:
             raise ValueError("invalid tcp port")
         if not is_valid_ipv4(self.address):
             raise ValueError("invalid ip address")