diff --git a/zabbix-agent-scripts/get_fts_indexing_status.py b/zabbix-agent-scripts/get_fts_indexing_status.py
index 141efe2..8b169a4 100644
--- a/zabbix-agent-scripts/get_fts_indexing_status.py
+++ b/zabbix-agent-scripts/get_fts_indexing_status.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
             user=params["nc_db_user"],
             password=params["nc_db_user_pwd"],
             host=params["nc_db_host"],
-            port=params["nc_db_port"],
+            port=int(params["nc_db_port"]),
             database=params["nc_db"]
         )