diff --git a/bin/sclient.js b/bin/sclient.js
index 5934c9f..c98a803 100755
--- a/bin/sclient.js
+++ b/bin/sclient.js
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ if ('-' === localAddress || '|' === localAddress) {
 
 var opts = {
   remoteAddr: remote[0]
-, remotePort: remote[1]
+, remotePort: remote[1] || 443
 , localAddress: localAddress
 , localPort: localPort
 , rejectUnauthorized: rejectUnauthorized