diff --git a/autoplant/settings.h.example b/autoplant/settings.h.example
index a582612..5dcb86c 100644
--- a/autoplant/settings.h.example
+++ b/autoplant/settings.h.example
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 // The port to connect to.
 // 1883 = unencrypted, 8883 = encrypted
 // Connections are encrypted by default. There isn't currently a way to disable it.
-#define MQTT_PORT		"8883"
+#define MQTT_PORT		8883
 // The username to authenticate with when connecting to the MQTT server.
 #define MQTT_USERNAME	"autoplant"
 // The password to authenticate with when connecting to the MQTT server.