diff --git a/cmd/create-account/main.go b/cmd/create-account/main.go
index a9357f6d..52301415 100644
--- a/cmd/create-account/main.go
+++ b/cmd/create-account/main.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ var (
 	pwdStdin           = flag.Bool("passwordstdin", false, "Reads the password from stdin")
 	isAdmin            = flag.Bool("admin", false, "Create an admin account")
 	resetPassword      = flag.Bool("reset-password", false, "Deprecated")
-	serverURL          = flag.String("url", "https://localhost:8448", "The URL to connect to.")
+	serverURL          = flag.String("url", "http://localhost:8008", "The URL to connect to.")
 	validUsernameRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^[0-9a-z_\-=./]+$`)
 	timeout            = flag.Duration("timeout", time.Second*30, "Timeout for the http client when connecting to the server")
 )
diff --git a/docs/administration/1_createusers.md b/docs/administration/1_createusers.md
index 3468398a..94399a04 100644
--- a/docs/administration/1_createusers.md
+++ b/docs/administration/1_createusers.md
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 ---
 title: Creating user accounts
 parent: Administration
@@ -31,11 +32,11 @@ To create a new **admin account**, add the `-admin` flag:
 ./bin/create-account -config /path/to/dendrite.yaml -username USERNAME -admin
 ```
 
-By default `create-account` uses `https://localhost:8448` to connect to Dendrite, this can be overwritten using 
+By default `create-account` uses `http://localhost:8008` to connect to Dendrite, this can be overwritten using 
 the `-url` flag:
 
 ```bash
-./bin/create-account -config /path/to/dendrite.yaml -username USERNAME -url http://localhost:8008
+./bin/create-account -config /path/to/dendrite.yaml -username USERNAME -url https://localhost:8448
 ```
 
 An example of using `create-account` when running in **Docker**, having found the `CONTAINERNAME` from `docker ps`: