diff --git a/bin/uplink b/bin/uplink
index 8d347c9..2eb5f1d 100755
--- a/bin/uplink
+++ b/bin/uplink
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ import time
 from uplink.configuration import Configuration
 from uplink.uplink import Uplink
 
-# MAJOR_RELEASE.MAJOR CHANGES.MINOR_CHANGES.BUG_FIXES
-# Related to: https://wiki.unixpeople.org/linux_kernel_version_numbering
-__version__ = '0.8.2'
+# According to: https://wiki.unixpeople.org/linux_kernel_version_numbering
+# MAJOR_RELEASE.MAJOR_CHANGES.MINOR_CHANGES.BUG_FIXES
+__version__ = '0.8.3.0'
 __author__ = 'Johannes Findeisen <you@hanez.org>'
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('uplink')
diff --git a/uplink/configuration.py b/uplink/configuration.py
index c964244..9ebebfc 100644
--- a/uplink/configuration.py
+++ b/uplink/configuration.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class Configuration:
         self.__database_host = None
         self.__database_name = None
         self.__database_password = None
+        self.__database_port = 3306
         self.__database_user = None
         # environment vars which can be set dynamically at runtime. these vars are shared across all
         # objects and readable and writable by all of them.
@@ -73,6 +74,9 @@ class Configuration:
         else:
             raise Exception('database_password required!')
 
+        if 'database_port' in self.__configuration:
+            self.__database_port = self.__configuration['database_port']
+
         if 'database_user' in self.__configuration:
             self.__database_user = self.__configuration['database_user']
         else:
@@ -163,9 +167,6 @@ class Configuration:
             raise Exception('uplinks required!')
 
     # get methods
-    def get_base_configuration(self):
-        return self
-
     def get_database_host(self):
         return self.__database_host
 
@@ -175,6 +176,9 @@ class Configuration:
     def get_database_password(self):
         return self.__database_password
 
+    def get_database_port(self):
+        return self.__database_port
+
     def get_database_user(self):
         return self.__database_user
 
diff --git a/uplink/database.py b/uplink/database.py
index c26e802..ef27211 100644
--- a/uplink/database.py
+++ b/uplink/database.py
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ class Database:
     def write_log_to_db(self, model):
         try:
             con = pymysql.connect(host=self.__configuration.get_database_host(),
-                                  user=self.__configuration.get_database_user(),
+                                  database=self.__configuration.get_database_name(),
                                   password=self.__configuration.get_database_password(),
-                                  database=self.__configuration.get_database_name())
+                                  port=self.__configuration.get_database_port(),
+                                  user=self.__configuration.get_database_user())
 
             sql = 'INSERT INTO log (' \
                   'timestamp, ' \