diff --git a/g2_ircddb.cpp b/g2_ircddb.cpp
index 58a95a2..3546e5d 100644
--- a/g2_ircddb.cpp
+++ b/g2_ircddb.cpp
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ static bool read_config(char *cfgFile)
 	if (! get_value(cfg, "gateway.external.ip", g2_external.ip, 7, IP_SIZE, "0.0.0.0"))
 		return true;
 
-	get_value(cfg, "gateway.external.port", g2_external.port, 20001, 65535, 40000);
+	get_value(cfg, "gateway.external.port", g2_external.port, 1024, 65535, 40000);
 
 	if (! get_value(cfg, "gateway.internal.ip", g2_internal.ip, 7, IP_SIZE, "0.0.0.0"))
 		return true;
diff --git a/g2_link.cpp b/g2_link.cpp
index 638ac57..661362b 100644
--- a/g2_link.cpp
+++ b/g2_link.cpp
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ static bool read_config(char *cfgFile)
 
 	if (! get_value(cfg, "g2_link.g2_ircddb_ip", to_g2_external_ip, 7, IP_SIZE, "0.0.0.0"))
 		return false;
-	get_value(cfg, "gateway.external.port", to_g2_external_port, 10000, 65535, 40000);
+	get_value(cfg, "gateway.external.port", to_g2_external_port, 1024, 65535, 40000);
 
 	get_value(cfg, "gateway.log.qso", qso_details, true);
 
diff --git a/versions.h b/versions.h
index cc5cf0a..4b2f86d 100644
--- a/versions.h
+++ b/versions.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // version strings must be 55 characters or less!
-#define IRCDDB_VERSION "linux-g2_ircddb-5.1.1"
-#define LINK_VERSION "5.1.1"
+#define IRCDDB_VERSION "linux-g2_ircddb-5.1.2"
+#define LINK_VERSION "5.1.2"
 #define DVAP_VERSION "linux-dvap_rptr-5.1.1"
 #define DVRPTR_VERSION "linux-dvrptr-5.1.0"
 #define MMDVM_VERSION "mmdvm-dvmega-0.0.0"