diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1fe3c48..c85c25b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ Edit `/config/user-data/edgerouter-backup.conf` with your information:
      SSH_KEYFILE=/config/user-data/backup_user_private.key
      SSH_USER=username
      SSH_HOST=host
+     SSH_PORT=port
      
      # Path to git repo on SSH_HOST
      REPO_PATH=\~/edgerouter-backups
diff --git a/config/user-data/edgerouter-backup.conf b/config/user-data/edgerouter-backup.conf
index a012d13..7377776 100644
--- a/config/user-data/edgerouter-backup.conf
+++ b/config/user-data/edgerouter-backup.conf
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ DEFAULT_COMMIT_MESSAGE="Auto commit by edgerouter-backup on $HOSTNAME"
 # SSH Information
 SSH_USER=
 SSH_HOST=
+SSH_PORT=22
 
 # Path to private key for SSH_USER
 SSH_KEYFILE=/config/user-data/${SSH_USER}_private.key
diff --git a/config/user-data/hooks/03-edgerouter-backup.sh b/config/user-data/hooks/03-edgerouter-backup.sh
index e298294..13d4d4e 100644
--- a/config/user-data/hooks/03-edgerouter-backup.sh
+++ b/config/user-data/hooks/03-edgerouter-backup.sh
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ sudo find /config/* | grep -v "/config/dhcpd.leases" | xargs tar cf /tmp/edgerou
 
 # Push config files
 echo "edgerouter-backup: Copying backup files to $SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST:$REPO_PATH"
-sudo scp -q -i $SSH_KEYFILE -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no /tmp/edgerouter-backup-$FNAME_CONFIG $SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST:$REPO_PATH/$FNAME_CONFIG > /dev/null
-sudo scp -q -i $SSH_KEYFILE -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no /tmp/edgerouter-backup-$FNAME_CLI $SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST:$REPO_PATH/$FNAME_CLI > /dev/null
-sudo cat /tmp/edgerouter-backup-$FNAME_BACKUP.tar | sudo ssh -q -i $SSH_KEYFILE -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no $SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST "gzip -cnq9 > $REPO_PATH/$FNAME_BACKUP.tar.gz" > /dev/null
+sudo scp -P $SSH_PORT -q -i $SSH_KEYFILE -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no /tmp/edgerouter-backup-$FNAME_CONFIG $SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST:$REPO_PATH/$FNAME_CONFIG > /dev/null
+sudo scp -P $SSH_PORT -q -i $SSH_KEYFILE -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no /tmp/edgerouter-backup-$FNAME_CLI $SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST:$REPO_PATH/$FNAME_CLI > /dev/null
+sudo cat /tmp/edgerouter-backup-$FNAME_BACKUP.tar | sudo ssh -p $SSH_PORT -q -i $SSH_KEYFILE -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no $SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST "gzip -cnq9 > $REPO_PATH/$FNAME_BACKUP.tar.gz" > /dev/null
 
 # git commit and git push on remote host
 echo "edgerouter-backup: Triggering 'git commit'"
-sudo ssh -q -i $SSH_KEYFILE -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no $SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST 'bash -s' << ENDSSH > /dev/null
+sudo ssh -p $SSH_PORT -q -i $SSH_KEYFILE -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no $SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST 'bash -s' << ENDSSH > /dev/null
 cd $REPO_PATH
 git add $REPO_PATH/$FNAME_CONFIG
 git add $REPO_PATH/$FNAME_CLI