diff --git a/proxmoxtf/provider/provider.go b/proxmoxtf/provider/provider.go
index d3a460c7..9f0f5a5d 100644
--- a/proxmoxtf/provider/provider.go
+++ b/proxmoxtf/provider/provider.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func providerConfigure(_ context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData) (interface{},
 			node := n.(map[string]interface{})
 			nodeOverrides[node[mkProviderSSHNodeName].(string)] = ssh.ProxmoxNode{
 				Address: node[mkProviderSSHNodeAddress].(string),
-				Port:    node[mkProviderSSHNodePort].(int32),
+				Port:    int32(node[mkProviderSSHNodePort].(int)),
 			}
 		}
 	}