diff --git includes/filetransfer/ssh.inc includes/filetransfer/ssh.inc
index d47360f..8369025 100644
--- includes/filetransfer/ssh.inc
+++ includes/filetransfer/ssh.inc
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class FileTransferSSH extends FileTransfer implements FileTransferChmodInterface
   function connect() {
     $this->connection = @ssh2_connect($this->hostname, $this->port);
     if (!$this->connection) {
-      throw new FileTransferException('SSH Connection failed to @host:@port', NULL, array('@host' => $this->hostname, '@port' => 21));
+      throw new FileTransferException('SSH Connection failed to @host:@port', NULL, array('@host' => $this->hostname, '@port' => $this->port));
     }
     if (!@ssh2_auth_password($this->connection, $this->username, $this->password)) {
       throw new FileTransferException('The supplied username/password combination was not accepted.');