--- a/README.md	Mon Feb 19 18:34:36 2018 -0800
+++ b/README.md	Tue Feb 20 10:59:26 2018 -0800
@@ -107,7 +107,10 @@
 All database connection options are passed as a key/val string to the
 *dbopts* flag.  The default is:
 
-	"host=localhost port=5432 dbname=netdata user=netdata application_name=netdata-tsrelay"
+	"host=localhost dbname=netdata application_name=netdata-tsrelay"
+
+... which uses the default PostgreSQL port, and connects as the running
+user.
 
 Reference the [PostgreSQL
 Documentation](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/libpq-conn

--- a/netdata_tsrelay.nim	Mon Feb 19 18:34:36 2018 -0800
+++ b/netdata_tsrelay.nim	Tue Feb 20 10:59:26 2018 -0800
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
   -h: Help.  You're lookin' at it.
 
 The default connection string is:
-  "host=localhost port=5432 dbname=netdata user=netdata application_name=netdata-tsrelay"
+  "host=localhost dbname=netdata application_name=netdata-tsrelay"
     """
     INSERT_SQL = """
     INSERT INTO $1
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
     # Config object defaults.
     #
     result = Config(
-        dbopts: "host=localhost port=5432 dbname=netdata user=netdata application_name=netdata-tsrelay",
+        dbopts: "host=localhost dbname=netdata application_name=netdata-tsrelay",
         dbtable: "netdata",
         listen_port: 14866,
         listen_addr: "0.0.0.0",