diff --git a/README-development.md b/README-development.md
index 8151143a..df98e185 100644
--- a/README-development.md
+++ b/README-development.md
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ Generate separate keys (for each) by running rails task secret.
 
 URL for SOLR server, using relative location of docker service (using name 'solr' from docker-compose.yml)
 
+NB: The SOLR port here and everywhere else in the code is `8983`. Previous versions
+of the code had `8982` in some cases. This was wrong and created a conflict
+between Jetty (which was set to `8983` and the docker-compose values, which
+had `8982`).
+
 			SOLR_URL=http://solr:8983/solr/development
 
 **3. Build and Run (First Time)**
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8d2abde2..c509b411 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ DEPRECATED -- USING ANSIBLE
 
   URL for SOLR server, using relative location of docker service (using name 'solr' from docker-compose.yml)
 
+NB: The SOLR port here and everywhere else in the code is `8983`. Previous versions
+of the code had `8982` in some cases. This was wrong and created a conflict 
+between Jetty (which was set to `8983` and the docker-compose values, which 
+had `8982`). 
+
 			SOLR_URL=http://solr:8983/solr/development
 
 **3. (Optional) Create a file VERSION in the root folder of the cloned repository.**
diff --git a/config/SolrMarc/config.properties b/config/SolrMarc/config.properties
index 262ec72d..59f9a695 100644
--- a/config/SolrMarc/config.properties
+++ b/config/SolrMarc/config.properties
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ solr.indexer.properties = index.properties
 # NOTE: 
 # When using the solr:marc:index rake task, this value will be automatically
 # looked up from your solr.yml, and the value here will NOT be used. 
-solr.hosturl = http://localhost:8982/solr/update
+solr.hosturl = http://localhost:8983/solr/update
 
 # MARC handling parameters
 marc.to_utf_8 = true
diff --git a/config/sunspot.yml b/config/sunspot.yml
index 7a745da3..eb42c972 100644
--- a/config/sunspot.yml
+++ b/config/sunspot.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 production:
   solr:
     # hostname: localhost
-    port: 8982
+    port: 8983
     log_level: WARNING
     # path: /solr/production
     # read_timeout: 2
diff --git a/docker-compose-dev.yml b/docker-compose-dev.yml
index e7a9b43d..216b0538 100644
--- a/docker-compose-dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-dev.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ services:
       context: .
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
     ports:
-      - "8982:8982"
+      - "8983:8983"
     # logging:
       # driver: "journald"
     links:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 0c016498..b0024076 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ services:
     image: 'gitlab.library.upenn.edu/sdbm/sdbmss/sdbmss_web:${SDBMSS_IMAGE_TAG}'
     restart: always
     ports:
-      - "8982:8982"
+      - "8983:8983"
     # env_file: .docker-environment
     # logging:
       # driver: "journald"
diff --git a/lib/sdbmss/util.rb b/lib/sdbmss/util.rb
index 49ec17d4..1b464537 100644
--- a/lib/sdbmss/util.rb
+++ b/lib/sdbmss/util.rb
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ def int? s
       # really can take 5 secs, if not more.
       def wait_for_solr_to_be_current
         host = ENV['SOLR_URL'].present? ? URI(ENV['SOLR_URL']).host : 'localhost'
-        uri = "http://#{host}:8982/solr/admin/cores?action=STATUS&core=test"
+        uri = "http://#{host}:8983/solr/admin/cores?action=STATUS&core=test"
         
         current = false
         count = 0
diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 34e1d581..eda1a4d1
--- a/run_tests.sh
+++ b/run_tests.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Do NOT use this when running in a Docker container!
 
 export RAILS_ENV=test
-export SOLR_URL="http://127.0.0.1:8982/solr/test"
+export SOLR_URL="http://127.0.0.1:8983/solr/test"
 
 bundle exec god -c sdbmss_test.god -l log/god_test.log