diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7fa8768..08dafc7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
+	// Make a ssh connection to 22 port by default.
 	client, err := goph.New("root", "192.1.1.3", auth)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
@@ -80,6 +81,12 @@ func main() {
 }
 ```
 
+#### Start Connection With Custom Port:
+```go
+client, err := goph.New("root", "192.1.1.3:8998", auth)
+```
+
+
 #### 🔐 Start Connection With Protected Private Key:
 ```go
 auth, err := goph.Key("/home/mohamed/.ssh/id_rsa", "you_passphrase_here")
diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 0e4267c..876f8a5 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net"
 	"os"
+	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/sftp"
@@ -43,10 +44,23 @@ func New(user string, addr string, auth Auth) (c *Client, err error) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	host, port_str, err := net.SplitHostPort(addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if len(port_str) == 0 {
+		port_str = "22"
+	}
+	port_int, err := strconv.Atoi(port_str)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	port := uint(port_int)
+
 	c, err = NewConn(&Config{
 		User:     user,
-		Addr:     addr,
-		Port:     22,
+		Addr:     host,
+		Port:     port,
 		Auth:     auth,
 		Timeout:  DefaultTimeout,
 		Callback: callback,