diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/io/amient/affinity/core/actor/GatewayHttp.scala b/core/src/main/scala/io/amient/affinity/core/actor/GatewayHttp.scala
index 41be8f83..06f24ee7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/io/amient/affinity/core/actor/GatewayHttp.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/io/amient/affinity/core/actor/GatewayHttp.scala
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ trait GatewayHttp extends Gateway {
 
   val interfaces: List[HttpInterface] = listenerConfigs.map(new HttpInterface(_)).toList
 
-  private val listeners: List[InetSocketAddress] = interfaces.map(_.bind(self))
-
   private val onlineCounter = metrics.counter("http.gateway." + interfaces.head.port)
 
+  private lazy val listeners: List[InetSocketAddress] = interfaces.map(_.bind(self))
+
   private implicit val executor = scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext.Implicits.global
 
   abstract override def preStart(): Unit = {
diff --git a/examples/example-https-config/Affinity_Https_Example.postman_collection.json b/examples/example-https-config/Affinity_Https_Example.postman_collection.json
index 3ecbaaee..93eebfd6 100644
--- a/examples/example-https-config/Affinity_Https_Example.postman_collection.json
+++ b/examples/example-https-config/Affinity_Https_Example.postman_collection.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 		{
 			"id": "2043a112-0265-939e-2f48-2246c33db33f",
 			"headers": "",
-			"url": "http://localhost:8881/store/1",
+			"url": "http://localhost:18881/store/1",
 			"pathVariables": {},
 			"preRequestScript": null,
 			"method": "GET",
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 		{
 			"id": "53b821a4-74d3-684c-1b3c-d86910b295b8",
 			"headers": "",
-			"url": "http://localhost:8881/ping",
+			"url": "http://localhost:18881/ping",
 			"pathVariables": {},
 			"preRequestScript": null,
 			"method": "GET",
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 		{
 			"id": "bb39b234-6e07-d78d-053e-bc665c24cc89",
 			"headers": "",
-			"url": "http://localhost:8881/store/1?value=abc",
+			"url": "http://localhost:18881/store/1?value=abc",
 			"pathVariables": {},
 			"preRequestScript": null,
 			"method": "PUT",
diff --git a/examples/example-https-config/src/main/resources/https-example.conf b/examples/example-https-config/src/main/resources/https-example.conf
index 2709f74b..9e02db7e 100644
--- a/examples/example-https-config/src/main/resources/https-example.conf
+++ b/examples/example-https-config/src/main/resources/https-example.conf
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ affinity {
       listeners = [
         {
           host = "0.0.0.0"
-          port = 8881
+          port = 18881
           prefix = "/secure"
           tls.keystore {
             password = "123456"
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ affinity {
         },
         {
           host = "0.0.0.0"
-          port = 8882
+          port = 18882
           prefix = "/unsafe"
         }
       ]