diff --git a/google/refine/refine.py b/google/refine/refine.py
index 331394e..215a8eb 100644
--- a/google/refine/refine.py
+++ b/google/refine/refine.py
@@ -40,9 +40,17 @@ REFINE_PORT = os.environ.get('GOOGLE_REFINE_PORT', '3333')
 class RefineServer(object):
     """Communicate with a Refine server."""
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def url():
+        """Return the URL to the Refine server."""
+        server='http://%s' % REFINE_HOST
+        if REFINE_PORT != '80':
+            server += ':' + REFINE_PORT
+        return server
+
     def __init__(self, server=None):
         if server is None:
-            server='http://%s:%s' % (REFINE_HOST, REFINE_PORT)
+            server=self.url()
         self.server = server[:-1] if server.endswith('/') else server
 
     def urlopen(self, command, data=None, project_id=None):
diff --git a/tests/test_refine.py b/tests/test_refine.py
index 4bb1944..ace02d7 100644
--- a/tests/test_refine.py
+++ b/tests/test_refine.py
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ from tests import refinetest
 
 class RefineServerTest(refinetest.RefineTestCase):
     def test_init(self):
-        self.assertEqual(self.server.server,
-            'http://%s:%s' % (refine.REFINE_HOST, refine.REFINE_PORT))
+        server_url = 'http://%s:%s' % (refine.REFINE_HOST, refine.REFINE_PORT)
+        self.assertEqual(self.server.server, server_url)
+        self.assertEqual(refine.RefineServer.url(), server_url)
         # strip trailing /
         server = refine.RefineServer('http://refine.example/')
         self.assertEqual(server.server, 'http://refine.example')