diff --git a/cmd/rekor-server/app/root.go b/cmd/rekor-server/app/root.go
index 33022ae638866e9521686c1420c64d6ac65db0fd..8d9d0a6762f3439b4bc86b227ebba53edd1391f0 100644
--- a/cmd/rekor-server/app/root.go
+++ b/cmd/rekor-server/app/root.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().String("rekor_server.signer", "memory", "Rekor signer to use. Current valid options include: [gcpkms, memory]")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().String("rekor_server.timestamp_chain", "", "PEM encoded cert chain to use for timestamping")
 
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Uint16("rekor_server.port", 3000, "Port to bind to")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Uint16("port", 3000, "Port to bind to")
 
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("enable_retrieve_api", true, "enables Redis-based index API endpoint")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().String("redis_server.address", "127.0.0.1", "Redis server address")
diff --git a/cmd/rekor-server/app/serve.go b/cmd/rekor-server/app/serve.go
index 143dee77a190031822090fe8d94d816c1d615a73..209605fa79da0d0ce6749d040ba6b10cebc9738b 100644
--- a/cmd/rekor-server/app/serve.go
+++ b/cmd/rekor-server/app/serve.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ var serveCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		}
 
 		server.Host = viper.GetString("rekor_server.address")
-		server.Port = int(viper.GetUint("rekor_server.port"))
+		server.Port = int(viper.GetUint("port"))
 		server.EnabledListeners = []string{"http"}
 
 		api.ConfigureAPI()
diff --git a/cmd/rekor-server/app/watch.go b/cmd/rekor-server/app/watch.go
index a1a7e2c68ddeeeb0d230b250757e0c7406c94bf5..c4711d0d8d0660adfb9174815e9033f835eae770 100644
--- a/cmd/rekor-server/app/watch.go
+++ b/cmd/rekor-server/app/watch.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ var watchCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		_ = flag.CommandLine.Parse([]string{})
 
 		host := viper.GetString("rekor_server.address")
-		port := viper.GetUint("rekor_server.port")
+		port := viper.GetUint("port")
 		interval := viper.GetDuration("interval")
 		url := fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:%d", host, port)
 		c, err := client.GetRekorClient(url)
diff --git a/config/watcher.yaml b/config/watcher.yaml
index bacdadfb7efa3c3670b123c7381a2c6a3554a334..0dd78cbc44b0cdc1466b146c11215a289f560857 100644
--- a/config/watcher.yaml
+++ b/config/watcher.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ spec:
         args: [
           "watch",
           "--rekor_server.address=rekor-server",
-          "--rekor_server.port=80",
+          "--port=80",
           "--log_type=prod",
         ]
         env: