diff --git a/include/functions.php b/include/functions.php
index a4b604e7d..32ec8815f 100644
--- a/include/functions.php
+++ b/include/functions.php
@@ -3809,7 +3809,7 @@
 
 		$sphinxpair = explode(":", SPHINX_SERVER, 2);
 
-		$sphinxClient->SetServer($sphinxpair[0], $sphinxpair[1]);
+		$sphinxClient->SetServer($sphinxpair[0], (int)$sphinxpair[1]);
 		$sphinxClient->SetConnectTimeout(1);
 
 		$sphinxClient->SetFieldWeights(array('title' => 70, 'content' => 30,