diff --git a/src/nbi/service/context_subscription/__init__.py b/src/nbi/service/context_subscription/__init__.py
index f0d8d7d4229b30d05a1c960d32fb337653be3706..d2ae85070eb5b5352db9690179b098cdb9781de0 100644
--- a/src/nbi/service/context_subscription/__init__.py
+++ b/src/nbi/service/context_subscription/__init__.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ vnt_manager_client: VNTManagerClient =  VNTManagerClient()
 context_client:     ContextClient =     ContextClient()   
 
 ALL_HOSTS = "0.0.0.0"
-WS_E2E_PORT = str(get_setting('WS_E2E_PORT'))
+WS_E2E_PORT = int(get_setting('WS_E2E_PORT', default='8762'))
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)