diff --git a/src/rpi-cpu2mqtt-3.py b/src/rpi-cpu2mqtt-3.py
index 739125b..11e5e47 100644
--- a/src/rpi-cpu2mqtt-3.py
+++ b/src/rpi-cpu2mqtt-3.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def bulk_publish_to_mqtt (cpu_load = 0, cpu_temp = 0, used_space = 0, voltage =
 		# connect to mqtt server
 		client = paho.Client()
 		client.username_pw_set(config.mqtt_user, config.mqtt_password)
-		client.connect(config.mqtt_host, config.mqtt_port)
+		client.connect(int(config.mqtt_host), int(config.mqtt_port))
 
 		# publish monitored values to MQTT
 		client.publish(config.mqtt_topic_prefix+"/"+hostname, values, qos=1)