diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d82d07d..751ad2f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@
     "extract-zip": "^2.0.1",
     "find-cache-dir": "^3.3.2",
     "find-package-json": "^1.2.0",
+    "get-port": "^5.1.1",
     "https-proxy-agent": "^7.0.0",
     "lockfile": "^1.0.4",
     "lodash.defaultsdeep": "^4.6.1",
-    "portfinder": "^1.0.32",
     "rimraf": "^5.0.1",
     "semver": "^7.5.3",
     "tar": "^6.1.15",
diff --git a/src/RedisMemoryServer.ts b/src/RedisMemoryServer.ts
index cdbf0bf..c930a5e 100644
--- a/src/RedisMemoryServer.ts
+++ b/src/RedisMemoryServer.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ChildProcess } from 'child_process';
 import * as tmp from 'tmp';
-import { getPortPromise as getPort } from 'portfinder';
+import getPort from 'get-port';
 import { isNullOrUndefined } from './util/db_util';
 import RedisInstance from './util/RedisInstance';
 import { RedisBinaryOpts } from './util/RedisBinary';
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ export default class RedisMemoryServer {
   runningInstance: Promise<RedisInstanceDataT> | null = null;
   instanceInfoSync: RedisInstanceDataT | null = null;
   opts: RedisMemoryServerOptsT;
+  /**
+   * @private
+   */
+  _previousInstanceConfig?: {
+    port: number;
+  };
 
   /**
    * Create an Redis-Memory-Sever Instance
@@ -119,7 +125,8 @@ export default class RedisMemoryServer {
     /** Shortcut to this.opts.instance */
     const instOpts = this.opts.instance ?? {};
     const data: StartupInstanceData = {
-      port: await getPort({ port: instOpts.port ?? undefined }), // do (null or undefined) to undefined
+      port:
+        this._previousInstanceConfig?.port ?? (await getPort({ port: instOpts.port ?? undefined })), // do (null or undefined) to undefined
       ip: instOpts.ip ?? '127.0.0.1',
       tmpDir: undefined,
     };
@@ -168,6 +175,7 @@ export default class RedisMemoryServer {
 
     this.runningInstance = null;
     this.instanceInfoSync = null;
+    this._previousInstanceConfig = { port };
 
     if (tmpDir) {
       log(`Removing tmpDir ${tmpDir.name}`);
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index e8a7b2e..f20ad88 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1864,15 +1864,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"async@npm:^2.6.4":
-  version: 2.6.4
-  resolution: "async@npm:2.6.4"
-  dependencies:
-    lodash: "npm:^4.17.14"
-  checksum: 0ebb3273ef96513389520adc88e0d3c45e523d03653cc9b66f5c46f4239444294899bfd13d2b569e7dbfde7da2235c35cf5fd3ece9524f935d41bbe4efccdad0
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "babel-jest@npm:^29.6.0":
   version: 29.6.0
   resolution: "babel-jest@npm:29.6.0"
@@ -2649,15 +2640,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"debug@npm:^3.2.7":
-  version: 3.2.7
-  resolution: "debug@npm:3.2.7"
-  dependencies:
-    ms: "npm:^2.1.1"
-  checksum: 37d96ae42cbc71c14844d2ae3ba55adf462ec89fd3a999459dec3833944cd999af6007ff29c780f1c61153bcaaf2c842d1e4ce1ec621e4fc4923244942e4a02a
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "decamelize-keys@npm:^1.1.0":
   version: 1.1.1
   resolution: "decamelize-keys@npm:1.1.1"
@@ -3418,6 +3400,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"get-port@npm:^5.1.1":
+  version: 5.1.1
+  resolution: "get-port@npm:5.1.1"
+  checksum: 2873877a469b24e6d5e0be490724a17edb39fafc795d1d662e7bea951ca649713b4a50117a473f9d162312cb0e946597bd0e049ed2f866e79e576e8e213d3d1c
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "get-stream@npm:^5.1.0":
   version: 5.2.0
   resolution: "get-stream@npm:5.2.0"
@@ -4831,7 +4820,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"lodash@npm:^4.17.14, lodash@npm:^4.17.15":
+"lodash@npm:^4.17.15":
   version: 4.17.21
   resolution: "lodash@npm:4.17.21"
   checksum: d8cbea072bb08655bb4c989da418994b073a608dffa608b09ac04b43a791b12aeae7cd7ad919aa4c925f33b48490b5cfe6c1f71d827956071dae2e7bb3a6b74c
@@ -5135,17 +5124,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"mkdirp@npm:^0.5.6":
-  version: 0.5.6
-  resolution: "mkdirp@npm:0.5.6"
-  dependencies:
-    minimist: "npm:^1.2.6"
-  bin:
-    mkdirp: bin/cmd.js
-  checksum: e2e2be789218807b58abced04e7b49851d9e46e88a2f9539242cc8a92c9b5c3a0b9bab360bd3014e02a140fc4fbc58e31176c408b493f8a2a6f4986bd7527b01
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "mkdirp@npm:^1.0.3":
   version: 1.0.4
   resolution: "mkdirp@npm:1.0.4"
@@ -5169,7 +5147,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"ms@npm:^2.0.0, ms@npm:^2.1.1":
+"ms@npm:^2.0.0":
   version: 2.1.3
   resolution: "ms@npm:2.1.3"
   checksum: d924b57e7312b3b63ad21fc5b3dc0af5e78d61a1fc7cfb5457edaf26326bf62be5307cc87ffb6862ef1c2b33b0233cdb5d4f01c4c958cc0d660948b65a287a48
@@ -5604,17 +5582,6 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"portfinder@npm:^1.0.32":
-  version: 1.0.32
-  resolution: "portfinder@npm:1.0.32"
-  dependencies:
-    async: "npm:^2.6.4"
-    debug: "npm:^3.2.7"
-    mkdirp: "npm:^0.5.6"
-  checksum: cef8b567b78aabccc59fe8e103bac8b394bb45a6a69be626608f099f454124c775aaf47b274c006332c07ab3f501cde55e49aaeb9d49d78d90362d776a565cbf
-  languageName: node
-  linkType: hard
-
 "prelude-ls@npm:^1.2.1":
   version: 1.2.1
   resolution: "prelude-ls@npm:1.2.1"
@@ -5850,6 +5817,7 @@ __metadata:
     extract-zip: "npm:^2.0.1"
     find-cache-dir: "npm:^3.3.2"
     find-package-json: "npm:^1.2.0"
+    get-port: "npm:^5.1.1"
     https-proxy-agent: "npm:^7.0.0"
     husky: "npm:^8.0.3"
     ioredis: "npm:^5.3.2"
@@ -5857,7 +5825,6 @@ __metadata:
     lint-staged: "npm:^13.2.3"
     lockfile: "npm:^1.0.4"
     lodash.defaultsdeep: "npm:^4.6.1"
-    portfinder: "npm:^1.0.32"
     prettier: "npm:^2.8.8"
     rimraf: "npm:^5.0.1"
     semver: "npm:^7.5.3"