diff --git a/dreadnode_cli/agent/cli.py b/dreadnode_cli/agent/cli.py
index f1fb114..3c111ac 100644
--- a/dreadnode_cli/agent/cli.py
+++ b/dreadnode_cli/agent/cli.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def init(
 
     print()
     project_name = Prompt.ask("Project name?", default=name or directory.name)
-    template = Template(Prompt.ask("Template?", choices=[t.value for t in Template], default=template))
+    template = Template(Prompt.ask("Template?", choices=[t.value for t in Template], default=template.value))
 
     directory.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
 
diff --git a/dreadnode_cli/agent/docker.py b/dreadnode_cli/agent/docker.py
index e6e5cc8..9113041 100644
--- a/dreadnode_cli/agent/docker.py
+++ b/dreadnode_cli/agent/docker.py
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@
 from rich.text import Text
 
 from dreadnode_cli.config import ServerConfig
-from dreadnode_cli.defaults import DOCKER_REGISTRY_SUBDOMAIN, PLATFORM_BASE_DOMAIN
+from dreadnode_cli.defaults import (
+    DOCKER_REGISTRY_IMAGE_TAG,
+    DOCKER_REGISTRY_LOCAL_PORT,
+    DOCKER_REGISTRY_SUBDOMAIN,
+    PLATFORM_BASE_DOMAIN,
+)
 
 try:
     client = docker.from_env()
@@ -16,15 +21,31 @@
     client = None
 
 
+def get_local_registry_port() -> int:
+    if client is None:
+        raise Exception("Docker not available")
+
+    for container in client.containers.list():
+        if DOCKER_REGISTRY_IMAGE_TAG in container.image.tags:
+            ports = container.attrs["NetworkSettings"]["Ports"]
+            assert len(ports) == 1
+            for _container_port, port_bindings in ports.items():
+                if port_bindings:
+                    for binding in port_bindings:
+                        return int(binding["HostPort"])
+
+    # fallback to the default port if we can't find the running container
+    return DOCKER_REGISTRY_LOCAL_PORT
+
+
 def get_registry(config: ServerConfig) -> str:
     # fail early if docker is not available
     if client is None:
         raise Exception("Docker not available")
 
     # localhost is a special case
-    # TODO: Can we get this port dynamically?
     if "localhost" in config.url or "127.0.0.1" in config.url:
-        return "localhost:5005"
+        return f"localhost:{get_local_registry_port()}"
 
     prefix = ""
     if "staging-" in config.url:
diff --git a/dreadnode_cli/agent/tests/test_docker.py b/dreadnode_cli/agent/tests/test_docker.py
index da62fb5..37f78c2 100644
--- a/dreadnode_cli/agent/tests/test_docker.py
+++ b/dreadnode_cli/agent/tests/test_docker.py
@@ -5,13 +5,23 @@
 
 import dreadnode_cli.agent.docker as docker
 from dreadnode_cli.config import ServerConfig
+from dreadnode_cli.defaults import DOCKER_REGISTRY_IMAGE_TAG
 
 
 class MockImage:
+    def __init__(self, tags: list[str] | None = None) -> None:
+        self.tags = tags or []
+
     def tag(self, *args: t.Any, **kwargs: t.Any) -> None:
         pass
 
 
+class MockContainer:
+    def __init__(self, image_tags: list[str], attrs: dict[str, t.Any]) -> None:
+        self.image = MockImage(image_tags)
+        self.attrs = attrs
+
+
 class MockDockerClient:
     """Simple mock Docker client for testing."""
 
@@ -37,6 +47,13 @@ class images:
         def get(id: str) -> MockImage:
             return MockImage()
 
+    class containers:
+        containers: list[MockContainer] = []
+
+        @staticmethod
+        def list(*args: t.Any, **kwargs: t.Any) -> list[MockContainer]:
+            return MockDockerClient.containers.containers
+
 
 def _create_test_server_config(url: str = "https://crucible.dreadnode.io") -> ServerConfig:
     return ServerConfig(
@@ -116,6 +133,20 @@ def test_get_registry() -> None:
     assert docker.get_registry(config) == "localhost:5005"
 
 
+def test_get_local_registry_port_with_running_registry_container() -> None:
+    with pytest.MonkeyPatch.context() as mp:
+        mp.setattr(
+            docker.client.containers,
+            "containers",
+            [
+                MockContainer(
+                    [DOCKER_REGISTRY_IMAGE_TAG], {"NetworkSettings": {"Ports": {"5000/tcp": [{"HostPort": "12345"}]}}}
+                )
+            ],
+        )
+        assert docker.get_registry(_create_test_server_config("http://localhost:8000")) == "localhost:12345"
+
+
 def test_get_registry_without_schema() -> None:
     # Test without schema
     config = _create_test_server_config("crucible.dreadnode.io")
diff --git a/dreadnode_cli/defaults.py b/dreadnode_cli/defaults.py
index 95a388b..7ecb28a 100644
--- a/dreadnode_cli/defaults.py
+++ b/dreadnode_cli/defaults.py
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 PLATFORM_BASE_URL = os.getenv("DREADNODE_SERVER", f"https://crucible.{PLATFORM_BASE_DOMAIN}")
 # default docker registry subdomain
 DOCKER_REGISTRY_SUBDOMAIN = "registry"
+# default docker registry local port
+DOCKER_REGISTRY_LOCAL_PORT = 5005
+# default docker registry image tag
+DOCKER_REGISTRY_IMAGE_TAG = "registry"
+
 # path to the user configuration file
 USER_CONFIG_PATH = pathlib.Path(
     # allow overriding the user config file via env variable