diff --git a/images/production/Containerfile b/images/production/Containerfile
index e6fc4bc0..dc5e1763 100644
--- a/images/production/Containerfile
+++ b/images/production/Containerfile
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ RUN bench init \
   /home/zapal/frappe-bench && \
   cd /home/zapal/frappe-bench && \
   echo "frappe\nhrms\nerpnext" > sites/apps.txt && \
-  echo "{}" > sites/common_site_config.json && \
+  echo '{"socketio_port": 9000}' > sites/common_site_config.json && \
   find apps -mindepth 1 -path "*/.git" | xargs rm -fr
 
 FROM builder AS erpnext