diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_config_parameter.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_config_parameter.py
index 4f12b27827b..fe8c651621c 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_config_parameter.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_config_parameter.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Store database-specific configuration parameters
 from osv import osv,fields
 import uuid
 import datetime
-from tools import misc
+from tools import misc, config
 
 """
 A dictionary holding some configuration parameters to be initialized when the database is created.
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ A dictionary holding some configuration parameters to be initialized when the da
 _default_parameters = {
     "database.uuid": lambda: str(uuid.uuid1()),
     "database.create_date": lambda: datetime.datetime.now().strftime(misc.DEFAULT_SERVER_DATETIME_FORMAT),
-    "web.base.url": lambda: "http://localhost:8069",
+    "web.base.url": lambda: "http://localhost:%s" % config.get('xmlrpc_port'),
 }
 
 class ir_config_parameter(osv.osv):