diff --git a/cspp/README.md b/cspp/README.md
index 27201d5..8b5a3b4 100644
--- a/cspp/README.md
+++ b/cspp/README.md
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ You need to set the following enviornment variables.
 | `CSPP_UPLOADS_DIR`    | directory to save images                               | optional | `/var/lib/cspp/uploads`                                      | `./data/uploads`                |
 | `CSPP_CREDENTIALS_DIR`| directory to save API keys as json blobs               | optional | `/var/lib/cspp/credentials`                                  | `./data/credentials`           |
 
-:warning: If you specifiy `CSPP_BASE_URL` with a port on the string and specify `CSPP_PORT` and they do not match, you may get unpredictable results
+:warning: How do ports work?
+
+If you specify a port via `CSPP_PORT` and `CSPP_BASE_URL` the one found in `CSPP_BASE_URL` will be used. If you don't specify a port in `CSPP_BASE_URL` the one found in `CSPP_PORT` will be used. If neither is specified, the default port `8080` will be used.
 
 ## Slack Specifics
 
diff --git a/cspp/main.go b/cspp/main.go
index e65476e..db72de5 100644
--- a/cspp/main.go
+++ b/cspp/main.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify"
@@ -66,6 +67,32 @@ func init() {
 	setupDirectory(viper.GetString("processed_dir"))
 	setupDirectory(viper.GetString("uploads_dir"))
 	setupDirectory(viper.GetString("credentials_dir"))
+
+	validatePortVsBaseURL()
+
+}
+
+func validatePortVsBaseURL() {
+	log.Debugln("validatePortVsBaseURL")
+	baseurl := viper.GetString("base_url")
+	port := viper.GetString("port")
+	if baseurl != "" && port != "" {
+		parsedURL, err := url.Parse(baseurl)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorln("Error parsing base URL:", err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		baseport := parsedURL.Port()
+		if baseport == "" && port != "" {
+			return
+		}
+		if baseport != port {
+			viper.Set("port", baseport)
+			if port != "8080" {
+				log.Infoln("CSPP_PORT overridden by value specified in CSPP_BASE_URL.")
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func main() {
diff --git a/cspp/main_test.go b/cspp/main_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..152cdb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cspp/main_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+)
+
+// MockLogger is a mock logger for testing purposes
+type MockLogger struct{}
+
+func (l *MockLogger) Debugln(args ...interface{}) {}
+func (l *MockLogger) Errorln(args ...interface{}) {}
+
+func TestValidatePortVsBaseURL(t *testing.T) {
+	// Mock configuration
+	viper.Set("base_url", "http://example.com:8080")
+	viper.Set("port", "8081")
+
+	validatePortVsBaseURL()
+
+	if port := viper.GetString("port"); port != "8080" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected port to be set to 8080, got %s", port)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidatePortVsBaseURL_NoBaseURL(t *testing.T) {
+	// Mock configuration
+	viper.Set("base_url", "")
+	viper.Set("port", "8081")
+
+	validatePortVsBaseURL()
+
+	if port := viper.GetString("port"); port != "8081" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected port to remain unchanged, got %s", port)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidatePortVsBaseURL_InvalidBaseURL(t *testing.T) {
+	// Mock configuration
+	viper.Set("base_url", "invalid-url")
+	viper.Set("port", "8081")
+
+	validatePortVsBaseURL()
+
+	// Expect the error message to be logged
+}
+
+func TestValidatePortVsBaseURL_BaseURLWithoutPort(t *testing.T) {
+	// Mock configuration
+	viper.Set("base_url", "http://example.com")
+	viper.Set("port", "8081")
+
+	validatePortVsBaseURL()
+
+	if port := viper.GetString("port"); port != "8081" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected port to remain unchanged, got %s", port)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidatePortVsBaseURL_Port8080(t *testing.T) {
+	// Mock configuration
+	viper.Set("base_url", "http://example.com:8080")
+	viper.Set("port", "8080")
+
+	validatePortVsBaseURL()
+
+	// Expect no message to be logged
+}
+
+func TestValidatePortVsBaseURL_CustomPort(t *testing.T) {
+	// Mock configuration
+	viper.Set("base_url", "http://example.com:9000")
+	viper.Set("port", "8081")
+
+	validatePortVsBaseURL()
+
+	// Expect the overridden message to be logged
+}