diff --git a/internal/provider/privateinternetaccess/connection.go b/internal/provider/privateinternetaccess/connection.go
index 84e147d9..03204c76 100644
--- a/internal/provider/privateinternetaccess/connection.go
+++ b/internal/provider/privateinternetaccess/connection.go
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ import (
 func (p *Provider) GetConnection(selection settings.ServerSelection, ipv6Supported bool) (
 	connection models.Connection, err error,
 ) {
-	defaults := utils.NewConnectionDefaults(8443, 8080, 0) //nolint:mnd
+	defaults := getConnectionDefaults()
 	return utils.GetConnection(p.Name(),
 		p.storage, selection, defaults, ipv6Supported, p.randSource)
 }
+
+func getConnectionDefaults() utils.ConnectionDefaults {
+	return utils.NewConnectionDefaults(8443, 8080, 0) //nolint:mnd
+}
diff --git a/internal/provider/privateinternetaccess/connection_test.go b/internal/provider/privateinternetaccess/connection_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba79d23a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/provider/privateinternetaccess/connection_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+package privateinternetaccess
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func Test_getConnectionDefaults(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	const timeout = 5 * time.Second
+	client := &http.Client{
+		Timeout: timeout,
+	}
+
+	ctx := t.Context()
+	request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet,
+		"https://serverlist.piaservers.net/vpninfo/servers/v6", nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	response, err := client.Do(request)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer response.Body.Close()
+
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, response.StatusCode)
+
+	b, err := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// remove key/signature at the bottom
+	i := bytes.IndexRune(b, '\n')
+	b = b[:i]
+
+	var data struct {
+		Groups struct {
+			OvpnUDP []struct {
+				Ports []uint16 `json:"ports"`
+			} `json:"ovpnudp"`
+			OvpnTCP []struct {
+				Ports []uint16 `json:"ports"`
+			} `json:"ovpntcp"`
+		} `json:"groups"`
+	}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(b, &data)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	defaults := getConnectionDefaults()
+
+	require.Len(t, data.Groups.OvpnUDP, 1)
+	require.Len(t, data.Groups.OvpnTCP, 1)
+	assert.Contains(t, data.Groups.OvpnUDP[0].Ports, defaults.OpenVPNUDPPort)
+	assert.Contains(t, data.Groups.OvpnTCP[0].Ports, defaults.OpenVPNTCPPort)
+}