diff --git a/src/common-utils/defaults.ts b/src/common-utils/defaults.ts
index f35d85f..ccbed61 100644
--- a/src/common-utils/defaults.ts
+++ b/src/common-utils/defaults.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import envPaths from "env-paths";
 export default {
     PLEBBIT_DATA_PATH: envPaths("plebbit", { suffix: "" }).data,
     PLEBBIT_RPC_URL: new URL("ws://localhost:9138"),
-    IPFS_API_URL: new URL("http://127.0.0.1:50019/api/v0"),
+    IPFS_API_URL: new URL("http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0"),
     IPFS_GATEWAY_URL: new URL("http://127.0.0.1:6473"),
     HTTP_TRACKERS: ["https://peers.pleb.bot", "https://routing.lol"],
     PLEBBIT_LOG_PATH: envPaths("plebbit", { suffix: "" }).log