diff --git a/lbry/blockchain/lbrycrd.py b/lbry/blockchain/lbrycrd.py
index 441f8f506..11aa79ba2 100644
--- a/lbry/blockchain/lbrycrd.py
+++ b/lbry/blockchain/lbrycrd.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class Lbrycrd:
             Config.with_same_dir(tempfile.mkdtemp()).set(
                 lbrycrd_rpc_port=9245 + 2,  # avoid conflict with default rpc port
                 lbrycrd_peer_port=9246 + 2,  # avoid conflict with default peer port
-                lbrycrd_zmq_blocks="tcp://127.0.0.1:29000"
+                lbrycrd_zmq_blocks="tcp://127.0.0.1:29002"  # avoid conflict with default port
             )
         ))
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/blockchain/test_blockchain.py b/tests/integration/blockchain/test_blockchain.py
index e8f0de508..7804dfc34 100644
--- a/tests/integration/blockchain/test_blockchain.py
+++ b/tests/integration/blockchain/test_blockchain.py
@@ -309,19 +309,19 @@ class TestLbrycrdAPIs(AsyncioTestCase):
         await chain.stop()
 
         # lbrycrdr started with zmq, ensure_subscribable updates lbrycrd_zmq_blocks config
-        await chain.start('-zmqpubhashblock=tcp://127.0.0.1:29000')
+        await chain.start('-zmqpubhashblock=tcp://127.0.0.1:29005')
         self.assertEqual(chain.ledger.conf.lbrycrd_zmq_blocks, '')
         await chain.ensure_subscribable()
-        self.assertEqual(chain.ledger.conf.lbrycrd_zmq_blocks, 'tcp://127.0.0.1:29000')
+        self.assertEqual(chain.ledger.conf.lbrycrd_zmq_blocks, 'tcp://127.0.0.1:29005')
         await chain.stop()
 
         # lbrycrdr started with zmq, ensure_subscribable does not override lbrycrd_zmq_blocks config
         chain.ledger.conf.set(lbrycrd_zmq_blocks='')
-        await chain.start('-zmqpubhashblock=tcp://127.0.0.1:29000')
+        await chain.start('-zmqpubhashblock=tcp://127.0.0.1:29005')
         self.assertEqual(chain.ledger.conf.lbrycrd_zmq_blocks, '')
-        chain.ledger.conf.set(lbrycrd_zmq_blocks='tcp://external-ip:29000')
+        chain.ledger.conf.set(lbrycrd_zmq_blocks='tcp://external-ip:29005')
         await chain.ensure_subscribable()
-        self.assertEqual(chain.ledger.conf.lbrycrd_zmq_blocks, 'tcp://external-ip:29000')
+        self.assertEqual(chain.ledger.conf.lbrycrd_zmq_blocks, 'tcp://external-ip:29005')
 
     async def test_block_event(self):
         chain = Lbrycrd.temp_regtest()