diff --git a/lib/tasks/migrate_from_powerdns.rake b/lib/tasks/migrate_from_powerdns.rake
index a88b25e7..4514344d 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/migrate_from_powerdns.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/migrate_from_powerdns.rake
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ namespace :migrate do
           :adapter => db_adapter,
           :database => db_name,
           :host => db_host,
-          :port => db_port,
+          :port => db_port.to_i,
           :username => db_username,
           :password => db_password
         }
@@ -261,4 +261,4 @@ namespace :migrate do
     PowerDnsMigration.migrate!
   end
   
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end