diff --git a/src/main/java/io/opensergo/OpenSergoClient.java b/src/main/java/io/opensergo/OpenSergoClient.java
index 1bf3b29..0eff4cc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/opensergo/OpenSergoClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/opensergo/OpenSergoClient.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class OpenSergoClient implements AutoCloseable {
     public static class Builder {
 
         private String host;
-        private int port;
+        private int port = 10246;
         private OpenSergoClientConfig openSergoConfig;
 
         public OpenSergoClient.Builder endpoint(String host, int port) {
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ public OpenSergoClient(String host, int port) {
     }
 
     public OpenSergoClient(String host, int port, OpenSergoClientConfig clientConfig) {
+        AssertUtils.notEmpty(host, "host cannot be empty, need to give a valid host");
+        AssertUtils.isTrue(port < 1, "port < 1 is invalid, need to give a valid port");
         checkClientConfig(clientConfig);
         // TODO: support TLS
         this.clientConfig = clientConfig;