diff --git a/config/database.php b/config/database.php
index 06dde25325..de79d97d7e 100755
--- a/config/database.php
+++ b/config/database.php
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ return [
         'mysql' => [
             'driver'    => 'mysql',
             'host'      => env('DB_HOST', 'localhost'),
-            'port'      => env('DB_PORT', 3306),
+            'port'      => (int) env('DB_PORT', 3306),
             'database'  => env('DB_DATABASE', 'forge'),
             'username'  => env('DB_USERNAME', 'forge'),
             'password'  => env('DB_PASSWORD', ''),