diff --git a/src/nbi/service/context_subscription/__init__.py b/src/nbi/service/context_subscription/__init__.py
index 3162d595be8d1d227bee19c562009d3fe34c60f3..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', default='8762'))
+WS_E2E_PORT = int(get_setting('WS_E2E_PORT', default='8762'))
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)