diff --git a/scripts/ironic-common.sh b/scripts/ironic-common.sh
index 08ad5674b..455cc2bd4 100755
--- a/scripts/ironic-common.sh
+++ b/scripts/ironic-common.sh
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ function run_ironic_dbsync() {
 }
 
 # Use the special value "unix" for unix sockets
-export IRONIC_PRIVATE_PORT=${IRONIC_PRIVATE_PORT:-6388}
-export IRONIC_INSPECTOR_PRIVATE_PORT=${IRONIC_INSPECTOR_PRIVATE_PORT:-5049}
+export IRONIC_PRIVATE_PORT=${IRONIC_PRIVATE_PORT:-unix}
+export IRONIC_INSPECTOR_PRIVATE_PORT=${IRONIC_INSPECTOR_PRIVATE_PORT:-unix}
 
 export IRONIC_ACCESS_PORT=${IRONIC_ACCESS_PORT:-6385}
 export IRONIC_LISTEN_PORT=${IRONIC_LISTEN_PORT:-$IRONIC_ACCESS_PORT}