diff --git a/src/utils/env.ts b/src/utils/env.ts
index a2ff880..4970223 100644
--- a/src/utils/env.ts
+++ b/src/utils/env.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import "dotenv/config";
 const env_schema = z.object({
   DATABASE_URL: z.string().default("postgres://user:password@127.0.0.1:5432/postgres"),
   REDIS_URL: z.string().default("redis://127.0.0.1:6379/"),
-  PORT: z.number().default(8080),
+  PORT: z.coerce.number().default(8080),
   HOST: z.string().default("127.0.0.1"),
 });