diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index de8628d..d74ea8c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 1.1.1
+
+* Changed default port range to 15000-24999 to avoid ephemeral ports.
+
 ## 1.1.0
 
 * Renamed portpicker APIs to use PEP8 style function names in code and docs.
diff --git a/src/portpicker.py b/src/portpicker.py
index 08dde0a..6820391 100644
--- a/src/portpicker.py
+++ b/src/portpicker.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
     # Try random ports first.
     rng = random.Random()
     for _ in range(10):
-        port = int(rng.randrange(32768, 60000))
+        port = int(rng.randrange(15000, 25000))
         if is_port_free(port):
             return port
 
diff --git a/src/portserver.py b/src/portserver.py
index fcade6c..03beddc 100644
--- a/src/portserver.py
+++ b/src/portserver.py
@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@
     parser.add_argument(
         '--portserver_static_pool',
         type=str,
-        default='32768-60000',
-        help='Comma separated N-P Range(s) of ports to manage.')
+        default='15000-24999',
+        help='Comma separated N-P Range(s) of ports to manage (inclusive).')
     parser.add_argument(
         '--portserver_unix_socket_address',
         type=str,