diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-cluster-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/cluster/protocol/NodeIdentifier.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-cluster-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/cluster/protocol/NodeIdentifier.java
index 56f9a24a90..74c5538414 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-cluster-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/cluster/protocol/NodeIdentifier.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-cluster-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/cluster/protocol/NodeIdentifier.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.apache.nifi.cluster.protocol;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.nifi.util.NiFiProperties;
 
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
@@ -107,7 +108,8 @@ public class NodeIdentifier {
 
     public NodeIdentifier(final String id, final String apiAddress, final int apiPort, final String socketAddress, final int socketPort,
                           final String siteToSiteAddress, final Integer siteToSitePort, final Integer siteToSiteHttpApiPort, final boolean siteToSiteSecure) {
-        this(id, apiAddress, apiPort, socketAddress, socketPort, socketAddress, 6342, siteToSiteAddress, siteToSitePort, siteToSiteHttpApiPort, siteToSiteSecure, null);
+        this(id, apiAddress, apiPort, socketAddress, socketPort, socketAddress, NiFiProperties.DEFAULT_LOAD_BALANCE_PORT, siteToSiteAddress, siteToSitePort, siteToSiteHttpApiPort, siteToSiteSecure,
+                null);
     }
 
     public NodeIdentifier(final String id, final String apiAddress, final int apiPort, final String socketAddress, final int socketPort, final String loadBalanceAddress, final int loadBalancePort,
diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-resources/pom.xml b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-resources/pom.xml
index c186e54f37..fc18be8234 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-resources/pom.xml
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 
         <!-- nifi.properties: cluster load balance properties -->
         <nifi.cluster.load.balance.host></nifi.cluster.load.balance.host>
-        <nifi.cluster.load.balance.port>7430</nifi.cluster.load.balance.port>
+        <nifi.cluster.load.balance.port>6342</nifi.cluster.load.balance.port>
         <nifi.cluster.load.balance.connections.per.node>4</nifi.cluster.load.balance.connections.per.node>
         <nifi.cluster.load.balance.max.thread.count>8</nifi.cluster.load.balance.max.thread.count>
         <nifi.cluster.load.balance.comms.timeout>30 sec</nifi.cluster.load.balance.comms.timeout>