diff --git a/client/README.md b/client/README.md
index 3c2c1b355..2f0a3f2b6 100644
--- a/client/README.md
+++ b/client/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 - Setup: `npm install`
 - Build: `gulp build --release`, output will be in `build/`
-- Develop: `gulp sync` and then open `http://localhost:3000/`
+- Develop: `gulp sync` and then open `http://localhost:4042/`
 
 To see a topology, `../app/app` needs to be running, as well as a probe.
 
diff --git a/client/gulpfile.js b/client/gulpfile.js
index 2b0a72566..92f2c8491 100644
--- a/client/gulpfile.js
+++ b/client/gulpfile.js
@@ -129,9 +129,18 @@ gulp.task('sync', ['serve'], function(cb) {
     // Note: this uses an unsigned certificate which on first access
     //       will present a certificate warning in the browser.
     https: false,
+    // Will not attempt to determine your network status, assumes you're OFFLINE
+    online: false,
+    port: 4042,
     // Informs browser-sync to proxy our Express app which would run
     // at the following location
-    proxy: 'localhost:4041'
+    proxy: 'localhost:4041',
+    // dont refresh immediately after successive changes
+    reloadDebounce: 2000,
+    // browserSync webapp
+    ui: {
+      port: 4043
+    }
   }, cb);
 
   process.on('exit', function() {