diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6a573b5..690f4d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ The project can be run simply by:
 $ lein run
 ```
 
-A nREPL server will be started which can be connected to on port 4000 (configured via the aforementioned `config.edn`).
+A nREPL server will be started which can be connected to on port 7000 (configured via the aforementioned `config.edn`).
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/resources/leiningen/new/simple_app/config.edn b/resources/leiningen/new/simple_app/config.edn
index d73cfd1..3e3540b 100644
--- a/resources/leiningen/new/simple_app/config.edn
+++ b/resources/leiningen/new/simple_app/config.edn
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-{:nrepl {:port 4000}}
\ No newline at end of file
+{:nrepl {:port 7000 :bind "127.0.0.1"}
+ :dev?  true}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resources/leiningen/new/simple_app/src/root_ns/core.clj b/resources/leiningen/new/simple_app/src/root_ns/core.clj
index 2ce35e3..a19054d 100644
--- a/resources/leiningen/new/simple_app/src/root_ns/core.clj
+++ b/resources/leiningen/new/simple_app/src/root_ns/core.clj
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@
 
 (defstate ^{:on-reload :noop} repl-server
   :start
-  (let [{:keys [port bind socket]} (:nrepl config)
-        server (nrepl/start-server :port port :bind bind :socket socket)]
-    (log/info "Started nREPL server:" (:server-socket server))
+  (let [{:keys [port bind]
+         :or   {port 7000
+                bind "127.0.0.1"}} (:nrepl config)
+        server (nrepl/start-server :port port :bind bind)]
+    (log/info (format "Starting nREPL server listening on %s:%d" bind port))
     server)
   :stop
   (when repl-server