diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.touchwand/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/touchwand/internal/TouchWandBridgeHandler.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.touchwand/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/touchwand/internal/TouchWandBridgeHandler.java
index 669307af4c9..ed269b6b745 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.touchwand/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/touchwand/internal/TouchWandBridgeHandler.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.touchwand/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/touchwand/internal/TouchWandBridgeHandler.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class TouchWandBridgeHandler extends BaseBridgeHandler implements TouchWa
                 updateStatus(ThingStatus.ONLINE);
                 synchronized (this) {
                     if (isRunning) {
-                        TouchWandWebSockets localSockets = touchWandWebSockets = new TouchWandWebSockets(host,
+                        TouchWandWebSockets localSockets = touchWandWebSockets = new TouchWandWebSockets(host, port,
                                 scheduler);
                         localSockets.registerListener(this);
                         localSockets.connect();
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.touchwand/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/touchwand/internal/TouchWandWebSockets.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.touchwand/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/touchwand/internal/TouchWandWebSockets.java
index 97a4241ba2c..17403f98ba7 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.touchwand/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/touchwand/internal/TouchWandWebSockets.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.touchwand/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/touchwand/internal/TouchWandWebSockets.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public class TouchWandWebSockets {
 
     private WebSocketClient client;
     private String controllerAddress;
+    private int port;
     private TouchWandSocket touchWandSocket;
     private boolean isShutDown = false;
     private CopyOnWriteArraySet<TouchWandUnitStatusUpdateListener> listeners = new CopyOnWriteArraySet<>();
@@ -67,17 +68,18 @@ public class TouchWandWebSockets {
 
     private ScheduledExecutorService scheduler;
 
-    public TouchWandWebSockets(String ipAddress, ScheduledExecutorService scheduler) {
+    public TouchWandWebSockets(String ipAddress, int port, ScheduledExecutorService scheduler) {
         client = new WebSocketClient();
         touchWandSocket = new TouchWandSocket();
         this.controllerAddress = ipAddress;
+        this.port = port;
         this.scheduler = scheduler;
         socketReconnect = null;
     }
 
     public void connect() {
         try {
-            uri = new URI("ws://" + controllerAddress + WS_ENDPOINT_TOUCHWAND);
+            uri = new URI("ws://" + controllerAddress + ":" + String.valueOf(port) + WS_ENDPOINT_TOUCHWAND);
         } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
             logger.warn("URI not valid {} message {}", uri, e.getMessage());
             return;