diff --git a/src/main/java/net/krakatoa/proxy/config/ConfigHandler.java b/src/main/java/net/krakatoa/proxy/config/ConfigHandler.java
index 881163e..cc268dd 100755
--- a/src/main/java/net/krakatoa/proxy/config/ConfigHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/krakatoa/proxy/config/ConfigHandler.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class ConfigHandler {
   private String mongodbPassword;
 
   private String redisHost;
-  private String redisPort;
+  private int redisPort;
 
   public void load() throws IOException {
     Configuration configuration = ConfigurationProvider.getProvider(YamlConfiguration.class)
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ public class ConfigHandler {
     mongodbPassword = configuration.getString("mongodb.password");
 
     redisHost = configuration.getString("redis.host");
-    redisPort = configuration.getString("redis.port");
+    redisPort = configuration.getInt("redis.port");
   }
 }