diff --git a/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/LDAPConfigCmd.java b/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/LDAPConfigCmd.java
index 53d3877131b..3faf8b768b2 100644
--- a/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/LDAPConfigCmd.java
+++ b/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/LDAPConfigCmd.java
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public class LDAPConfigCmd extends BaseCmd {
         } else {
             boolean result = this.updateLDAP();
             if (result) {
-                LDAPConfigResponse lr = this.createLDAPConfigResponse(getHostname(), getPort().toString(), getUseSSL(), getQueryFilter(), getSearchBase(), getBindDN());
+                LDAPConfigResponse lr = this.createLDAPConfigResponse(getHostname(), getPort(), getUseSSL(), getQueryFilter(), getSearchBase(), getBindDN());
                 lr.setResponseName(getCommandName());
                 this.setResponseObject(lr);
             }
@@ -196,10 +196,10 @@ public class LDAPConfigCmd extends BaseCmd {
 
     }
 
-    private LDAPConfigResponse createLDAPConfigResponse(String hostname, String port, Boolean useSSL, String queryFilter, String searchBase, String bindDN) {
+    private LDAPConfigResponse createLDAPConfigResponse(String hostname, Integer port, Boolean useSSL, String queryFilter, String searchBase, String bindDN) {
         LDAPConfigResponse lr = new LDAPConfigResponse();
         lr.setHostname(hostname);
-        lr.setPort(port);
+        lr.setPort(port.toString());
         lr.setUseSSL(useSSL.toString());
         lr.setQueryFilter(queryFilter);
         lr.setBindDN(bindDN);
diff --git a/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/response/LdapConfigurationResponse.java b/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/response/LdapConfigurationResponse.java
index caabbe7298a..39d5baeae84 100644
--- a/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/response/LdapConfigurationResponse.java
+++ b/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/response/LdapConfigurationResponse.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class LdapConfigurationResponse extends BaseResponse {
 
 	@SerializedName("port")
 	@Param(description = "port")
-	private String port;
+	private int port;
 
 	public LdapConfigurationResponse() {
 		super();
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class LdapConfigurationResponse extends BaseResponse {
 		this.hostname = hostname;
 	}
 
-	public LdapConfigurationResponse(final String hostname, final String port) {
+	public LdapConfigurationResponse(final String hostname, final int port) {
 		this.hostname = hostname;
 		this.port = port;
 	}
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class LdapConfigurationResponse extends BaseResponse {
 		return hostname;
 	}
 
-	public String getPort() {
+	public int getPort() {
 		return port;
 	}
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class LdapConfigurationResponse extends BaseResponse {
 		this.hostname = hostname;
 	}
 
-	public void setPort(final String port) {
+	public void setPort(final int port) {
 		this.port = port;
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/org/apache/cloudstack/ldap/LdapConfigurationVO.java b/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/org/apache/cloudstack/ldap/LdapConfigurationVO.java
index 2fb63328173..98e42f8af40 100644
--- a/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/org/apache/cloudstack/ldap/LdapConfigurationVO.java
+++ b/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/org/apache/cloudstack/ldap/LdapConfigurationVO.java
@@ -23,30 +23,26 @@ import javax.persistence.GenerationType;
 import javax.persistence.Id;
 import javax.persistence.Table;
 
-import com.cloud.utils.db.Encrypt;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.InternalIdentity;
 
 @Entity
 @Table(name = "ldap_configuration")
 public class LdapConfigurationVO implements InternalIdentity {
+	@Column(name = "hostname")
+	private String hostname;
 
 	@Id
 	@GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
 	@Column(name = "id")
 	private Long id;
 
-    @Encrypt
-    @Column(name = "hostname")
-    private String hostname;
-
-    @Encrypt
 	@Column(name = "port")
-	private String port;
+	private int port;
 
 	public LdapConfigurationVO() {
 	}
 
-	public LdapConfigurationVO(final String hostname, final String port) {
+	public LdapConfigurationVO(final String hostname, final int port) {
 		this.hostname = hostname;
 		this.port = port;
 	}
@@ -60,7 +56,7 @@ public class LdapConfigurationVO implements InternalIdentity {
 		return id;
 	}
 
-	public String getPort() {
+	public int getPort() {
 		return port;
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/org/apache/cloudstack/ldap/LdapManagerImpl.java b/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/org/apache/cloudstack/ldap/LdapManagerImpl.java
index c2158f4128e..578ebce7f77 100644
--- a/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/org/apache/cloudstack/ldap/LdapManagerImpl.java
+++ b/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/org/apache/cloudstack/ldap/LdapManagerImpl.java
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ public class LdapManagerImpl implements LdapManager, LdapValidator {
             try {
                 final String providerUrl = "ldap://" + hostname + ":" + port;
                 _ldapContextFactory.createBindContext(providerUrl);
-                configuration = new LdapConfigurationVO(hostname, Integer.toString(port));
+                configuration = new LdapConfigurationVO(hostname, port);
                 _ldapConfigurationDao.persist(configuration);
                 s_logger.info("Added new ldap server with hostname: " + hostname);
-                return new LdapConfigurationResponse(hostname, Integer.toString(port));
+                return new LdapConfigurationResponse(hostname, port);
             } catch (final NamingException e) {
                 throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Unable to bind to the given LDAP server");
             }
diff --git a/setup/db/db/schema-421to430.sql b/setup/db/db/schema-421to430.sql
index 06e6a27a2b0..d1d87928394 100644
--- a/setup/db/db/schema-421to430.sql
+++ b/setup/db/db/schema-421to430.sql
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ INSERT INTO `cloud`.`configuration`(category, instance, component, name, value,
 CREATE TABLE `cloud`.`ldap_configuration` (
   `id` bigint unsigned NOT NULL auto_increment COMMENT 'id',
   `hostname` varchar(255) NOT NULL COMMENT 'the hostname of the ldap server',
-  `port` varchar(255) COMMENT 'port that the ldap server is listening on',
+  `port` int(10) COMMENT 'port that the ldap server is listening on',
   PRIMARY KEY  (`id`)
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;