diff --git a/modules/services/unix/irc/unrealirc/manifests/config/listen.pp b/modules/services/unix/irc/unrealirc/manifests/config/listen.pp
index ed98da8b1..fc130d60a 100644
--- a/modules/services/unix/irc/unrealirc/manifests/config/listen.pp
+++ b/modules/services/unix/irc/unrealirc/manifests/config/listen.pp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ define unrealirc::config::listen (
     owner    => $unrealirc::user,
     group    => $unrealirc::group,
     content  => template('unrealirc/config/listen.conf.erb'),
+    notify   => Service['unreal'],
     require  => File['unrealirc_config_directory'],
   }
 }
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diff --git a/modules/services/unix/irc/unrealirc/manifests/init.pp b/modules/services/unix/irc/unrealirc/manifests/init.pp
index 6fad65fed..00c075600 100644
--- a/modules/services/unix/irc/unrealirc/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/modules/services/unix/irc/unrealirc/manifests/init.pp
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ class unrealirc(
   $ssl_key = undef,
   $motd = undef
 ) {
+  $json_inputs = base64('decode', $::base64_inputs)
+  $secgen_inputs = parsejson($json_inputs)
+  $port = $secgen_inputs['port'][0]
 
   class { '::unrealirc::vulnerabilities': } ->
   class { '::unrealirc::install': } ->
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ class unrealirc(
     }
 
     unrealirc::config::listen { 'default_6667':
-      port => 6667,
+      port => $port,
     }
 
     unrealirc::config::log { 'default':
diff --git a/modules/services/unix/irc/unrealirc/secgen_metadata.xml b/modules/services/unix/irc/unrealirc/secgen_metadata.xml
index 661a9c157..53dc55607 100644
--- a/modules/services/unix/irc/unrealirc/secgen_metadata.xml
+++ b/modules/services/unix/irc/unrealirc/secgen_metadata.xml
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@
   <type>irc</type>
   <platform>linux</platform>
 
+  <read_fact>port</read_fact>
+
+  <default_input into="port">
+    <value>1337</value>
+  </default_input>
+
   <!--optional details-->
   <software_name>unreal</software_name>
   <software_license>MIT</software_license>
diff --git a/scenarios/examples/services_utilities_examples/irc_service.xml b/scenarios/examples/services_utilities_examples/irc_service.xml
index 243ed449e..8a8e56f5c 100644
--- a/scenarios/examples/services_utilities_examples/irc_service.xml
+++ b/scenarios/examples/services_utilities_examples/irc_service.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
     <service type="irc"/>
 
+    <network type="private_network" range="dhcp"/>
   </system>
 
 </scenario>
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