diff --git a/charts/ace/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/ace/templates/_helpers.tpl
index ef7444458..25e5f8a72 100644
--- a/charts/ace/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/ace/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ Determine database host name
 */}}
 {{- define "settings.database.host" -}}
 {{- if .Values.settings.pgpool.enabled -}}
-{{- printf "%s-pgpool.%s.svc:9999" (include "ace.fullname" .) .Release.Namespace -}}
+{{- printf "%s-pgpool.%s.svc:5432" (include "ace.fullname" .) .Release.Namespace -}}
 {{- else -}}
 {{- printf "%s-db.%s.svc:5432" (include "ace.fullname" .) .Release.Namespace -}}
 {{- end -}}