diff --git a/ballerina/tests/content_verification_test.bal b/ballerina/tests/content_verification_test.bal
index 3c5788da..a4664b1b 100644
--- a/ballerina/tests/content_verification_test.bal
+++ b/ballerina/tests/content_verification_test.bal
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ isolated function isUrlEncodedContentVerified() returns boolean {
     secret: hashKey,
     unsubscribeOnShutdown: false
 } 
-service /subscriber on new Listener(9098) {
+service /subscriber on new Listener(CONTENT_VERIFY_SUB_PORT) {
     remote function onEventNotification(ContentDistributionMessage event) 
                         returns Acknowledgement|SubscriptionDeletedError? {
         log:printInfo("[VERIFICATION] onEventNotification invoked ", contentDistributionMessage = event);
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ service /subscriber on new Listener(9098) {
     }
 }
 
-final http:Client contentVerificationClient = check new("http://localhost:9098/subscriber");
+final http:Client contentVerificationClient = check new(string `http://localhost:${CONTENT_VERIFY_SUB_PORT}/subscriber`);
 
 @test:Config {
     groups: ["contentVerification"]
diff --git a/ballerina/tests/test_ports.bal b/ballerina/tests/test_ports.bal
index f673c4f8..d4f27418 100644
--- a/ballerina/tests/test_ports.bal
+++ b/ballerina/tests/test_ports.bal
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ const int SUB_WITH_OPT_TARGET_PORT = BASE_PORT + 4;
 const int SSL_ENABLED_SUB_PORT = BASE_PORT + 5;
 const int MULTIPLE_SUB_ATTACH_PORT = BASE_PORT + 6;
 const int MANUAL_SUB_ATTACH_PORT = BASE_PORT + 7;
+const int CONTENT_VERIFY_SUB_PORT = BASE_PORT + 8;