diff --git a/examples/walkthrough/k8s201.md b/examples/walkthrough/k8s201.md
index d5cc48a7c8d..a8ca8b02acd 100644
--- a/examples/walkthrough/k8s201.md
+++ b/examples/walkthrough/k8s201.md
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ spec:
         # an http probe
         httpGet:
           path: /_status/healthz
-          port: 8080
+          port: 80
         # length of time to wait for a pod to initialize
         # after pod startup, before applying health checking
         initialDelaySeconds: 30
diff --git a/examples/walkthrough/pod-with-http-healthcheck.yaml b/examples/walkthrough/pod-with-http-healthcheck.yaml
index e2a5ab91bde..af1ca32a1ca 100644
--- a/examples/walkthrough/pod-with-http-healthcheck.yaml
+++ b/examples/walkthrough/pod-with-http-healthcheck.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ spec:
         # an http probe
         httpGet:
           path: /_status/healthz
-          port: 8080
+          port: 80
         # length of time to wait for a pod to initialize
         # after pod startup, before applying health checking
         initialDelaySeconds: 30