diff --git a/src/zinolib/config/models.py b/src/zinolib/config/models.py
index db1e12e..a8d335f 100644
--- a/src/zinolib/config/models.py
+++ b/src/zinolib/config/models.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class UserConfig(BaseModel):
 
 class ServerV1Config(BaseModel):
     server: str
-    port: str = "8001"
+    port: int = 8001
 
 
 class Options(BaseModel):
diff --git a/src/zinolib/config/zino1.py b/src/zinolib/config/zino1.py
index 89d65b9..5804b72 100644
--- a/src/zinolib/config/zino1.py
+++ b/src/zinolib/config/zino1.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ def _parse_tcl(config_dict, section):
     connection = fixed_dict["connections"][section]
     options = fixed_dict["global_options"]
     connection['password'] = connection.pop("secret")
+    connection['port'] = int(connection.pop("port"))
     return connection, options
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_zinolib_config_zino1.py b/tests/test_zinolib_config_zino1.py
index 27934b4..7c735eb 100644
--- a/tests/test_zinolib_config_zino1.py
+++ b/tests/test_zinolib_config_zino1.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def test_parse_tcl_golden_path(self):
             },
         }
         expected_connection = {
-            "port": "8001",
+            "port": 8001,
             "password": "0123456789",
             "server": "example.org",
             "username": "admin",
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def manually_create_config(self, connection=None):
 
     def test_manually_create_config(self):
         config = self.manually_create_config()
-        self.assertEqual(config.port, "8001")
+        self.assertEqual(config.port, 8001)
 
     def test_set_userauth(self):
         config = self.manually_create_config()