diff --git a/metricbeat/docs/modules/logstash.asciidoc b/metricbeat/docs/modules/logstash.asciidoc
index 4bc4f3417dd2..956991321be7 100644
--- a/metricbeat/docs/modules/logstash.asciidoc
+++ b/metricbeat/docs/modules/logstash.asciidoc
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ metricbeat.modules:
   metricsets: ["node", "node_stats"]
   enabled: false
   period: 10s
-  hosts: ["localhost"]
+  hosts: ["localhost:9600"]
 
 ----
 
diff --git a/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml b/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml
index 0dcae707814b..d8413b28091e 100644
--- a/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml
+++ b/metricbeat/metricbeat.reference.yml
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ metricbeat.modules:
   metricsets: ["node", "node_stats"]
   enabled: false
   period: 10s
-  hosts: ["localhost"]
+  hosts: ["localhost:9600"]
 
 
 #------------------------------ Memcached Module -----------------------------
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/logstash/_meta/config.yml b/metricbeat/module/logstash/_meta/config.yml
index 58c24736632c..7d1e8fc910ec 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/logstash/_meta/config.yml
+++ b/metricbeat/module/logstash/_meta/config.yml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
   metricsets: ["node", "node_stats"]
   enabled: false
   period: 10s
-  hosts: ["localhost"]
+  hosts: ["localhost:9600"]
 
diff --git a/metricbeat/modules.d/logstash.yml.disabled b/metricbeat/modules.d/logstash.yml.disabled
index 58c24736632c..7d1e8fc910ec 100644
--- a/metricbeat/modules.d/logstash.yml.disabled
+++ b/metricbeat/modules.d/logstash.yml.disabled
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
   metricsets: ["node", "node_stats"]
   enabled: false
   period: 10s
-  hosts: ["localhost"]
+  hosts: ["localhost:9600"]