diff --git a/README.creole b/README.creole
index 90dd594..8f0c466 100644
--- a/README.creole
+++ b/README.creole
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Please go [[https://github.com/quarnster/ADBView/issues?sort=created&direction=d
 
 === Prerequisites ===
   # The Android SDK should be installed, and ADB should be in your path.
+  # If you want to connect to the emulator on Windows, you'll have to [enable telnet](http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/910.enabling-telnet-client-in-windows-7-en-us.aspx). See #16.
 
 === Installation ===
     # The easiest way to install this plugin is via the excellent Package Control Plugin
diff --git a/adbview.py b/adbview.py
index 76a4ba6..daaebe2 100644
--- a/adbview.py
+++ b/adbview.py
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ def run(self):
             # get name
             product = "Unknown"  # should never actually see this
             if device.startswith("emulator"):
-                port = device.rsplit("-")[-1]
+                port = int(device.rsplit("-")[-1])
                 t = telnetlib.Telnet("localhost", port)
                 t.read_until("OK", 1000)
                 t.write("avd name\n")