diff --git a/class/plugin/orm.py b/class/plugin/orm.py
index 4b0c7ea73..f0d90aaf7 100755
--- a/class/plugin/orm.py
+++ b/class/plugin/orm.py
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ class ORM:
 
             try:
                 self.__DB_CONN = pymysql.connect(host=self.__DB_HOST, user=self.__DB_USER, passwd=self.__DB_PASS,
-                                                 port=self.__DB_PORT, charset=self.__DB_CHARSET, connect_timeout=1, cursorclass=pymysql.cursors.DictCursor)
+                                                 port=int(self.__DB_PORT), charset=self.__DB_CHARSET, connect_timeout=1, cursorclass=pymysql.cursors.DictCursor)
             except Exception as e:
                 self.__DB_HOST = '127.0.0.1'
                 self.__DB_CONN = pymysql.connect(host=self.__DB_HOST, user=self.__DB_USER, passwd=self.__DB_PASS,
-                                                 port=self.__DB_PORT, charset=self.__DB_CHARSET, connect_timeout=1, cursorclass=pymysql.cursors.DictCursor)
+                                                 port=int(self.__DB_PORT), charset=self.__DB_CHARSET, connect_timeout=1, cursorclass=pymysql.cursors.DictCursor)
 
             self.__DB_CUR = self.__DB_CONN.cursor()
             return True