diff --git a/jicofo/rootfs/defaults/jicofo.conf b/jicofo/rootfs/defaults/jicofo.conf
index 0fdbf0e903..82b9296134 100644
--- a/jicofo/rootfs/defaults/jicofo.conf
+++ b/jicofo/rootfs/defaults/jicofo.conf
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 {{ $VISITORS_XMPP_DOMAIN := .Env.VISITORS_XMPP_DOMAIN | default "meet.jitsi" -}}
 {{ $VISITORS_XMPP_SERVER := .Env.VISITORS_XMPP_SERVER | default "" -}}
 {{ $VISITORS_XMPP_SERVERS := splitList "," $VISITORS_XMPP_SERVER -}}
-{{ $VISITORS_XMPP_PORT := .Env.VISITORS_XMPP_PORT | default "52220" }}
+{{ $VISITORS_XMPP_PORT := .Env.VISITORS_XMPP_PORT | default 52220 }}
 {{ $XMPP_AUTH_DOMAIN := .Env.XMPP_AUTH_DOMAIN | default "auth.meet.jitsi" -}}
 {{ $XMPP_MUC_DOMAIN := .Env.XMPP_MUC_DOMAIN | default "muc.meet.jitsi" -}}
 {{ $XMPP_INTERNAL_MUC_DOMAIN := .Env.XMPP_INTERNAL_MUC_DOMAIN | default "internal-muc.meet.jitsi" -}}
diff --git a/prosody/rootfs/defaults/prosody.cfg.lua b/prosody/rootfs/defaults/prosody.cfg.lua
index 74e41d1e2a..6796fa44da 100644
--- a/prosody/rootfs/defaults/prosody.cfg.lua
+++ b/prosody/rootfs/defaults/prosody.cfg.lua
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 {{ $VISITORS_XMPP_DOMAIN := .Env.VISITORS_XMPP_DOMAIN | default "meet.jitsi" -}}
 {{ $VISITORS_XMPP_SERVER := .Env.VISITORS_XMPP_SERVER | default "" -}}
 {{ $VISITORS_XMPP_SERVERS := splitList "," $VISITORS_XMPP_SERVER -}}
-{{ $VISITORS_XMPP_PORT := .Env.VISITORS_XMPP_PORT | default "52220" }}
+{{ $VISITORS_XMPP_PORT := .Env.VISITORS_XMPP_PORT | default 52220 }}
 {{ $XMPP_DOMAIN := .Env.XMPP_DOMAIN | default "meet.jitsi" -}}
 {{ $XMPP_GUEST_DOMAIN := .Env.XMPP_GUEST_DOMAIN | default "guest.meet.jitsi" -}}
 {{ $XMPP_MUC_DOMAIN := .Env.XMPP_MUC_DOMAIN | default "muc.meet.jitsi" -}}