diff --git a/openpilot/system/athena/athenad.py b/openpilot/system/athena/athenad.py
index ef0561b122..91b12fc0a7 100755
--- a/openpilot/system/athena/athenad.py
+++ b/openpilot/system/athena/athenad.py
@@ -488,6 +488,10 @@ def setRouteViewed(route: str) -> dict[str, int | str]:
 
 def startLocalProxy(global_end_event: threading.Event, remote_ws_uri: str, local_port: int) -> dict[str, int]:
   try:
+    # migration, can be removed once 0.9.8 is out for a while
+    if local_port == 8022:
+      local_port = 22
+
     if local_port not in LOCAL_PORT_WHITELIST:
       raise Exception("Requested local port not whitelisted")