diff --git a/script/server b/script/server
index ce767beea..04359d420 100755
--- a/script/server
+++ b/script/server
@@ -64,12 +64,11 @@ function redis_config
         redis_conf="/etc/redis.conf"
     elif [ -r "/etc/redis/redis.conf" ]; then
         redis_conf="/etc/redis/redis.conf"
+    elif [ -r "/opt/local/etc/redis.conf" ]; then
+        # MacPorts location
+        redis_conf="/opt/local/etc/redis.conf"
     else
-        echo <<- EOM
-		Don't know how to configure redis for this platform. Copy
-		the configuration file redis.conf to the config directory
-		and patch it manually. In particular, don't daemonize.
-	EOM
+        echo "Don't know how to configure redis for this platform. Copy the configuration file redis.conf to the config directory and patch it manually. In particular, don't daemonize." >&2
         return
     fi