diff --git a/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/tool_box/debug_tools.py b/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/tool_box/debug_tools.py
index 68141db..7a2bd67 100644
--- a/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/tool_box/debug_tools.py
+++ b/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/tool_box/debug_tools.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class DebugTools:
         console = Console()
         console.print(table)
 
-    def _ping_many(self, hosts: list[str], port=23, timeout=2, max_workers=None):
+    def _ping_many(self, hosts: list[str], port=22, timeout=2, max_workers=None):
         max_workers = max_workers or len(hosts)
         with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=max_workers) as executor:
             primed_ping = partial(self._ping, port=port, timeout=timeout)