diff --git a/sat/plugins/plugin_comp_file_sharing.py b/sat/plugins/plugin_comp_file_sharing.py
index 9ab7fb40..516facb1 100644
--- a/sat/plugins/plugin_comp_file_sharing.py
+++ b/sat/plugins/plugin_comp_file_sharing.py
@@ -362,8 +362,8 @@ class FileSharing:
             "XEP-0329_parseResult_directory",
             self._getDirectoryMetadataElts)
         self.files_path = self.host.getLocalPath(None, C.FILES_DIR, profile=False)
-        self.http_port = self.host.memory.getConfig(
-            'component file_sharing', 'http_upload_port', 8888)
+        self.http_port = int(self.host.memory.getConfig(
+            'component file_sharing', 'http_upload_port', 8888))
         connection_type = self.host.memory.getConfig(
             'component file_sharing', 'http_upload_connection_type', 'https')
         if connection_type not in ('http', 'https'):