diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/BgpPeer.java b/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/BgpPeer.java
index 4b0b0cf..5d89075 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/BgpPeer.java
+++ b/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/BgpPeer.java
@@ -15,15 +15,14 @@
  */
 package org.onosproject.sdnip.config;
 
-import java.util.Objects;
-
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
 import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
 import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
 import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
-import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 /**
  * Configuration details for a BGP peer.
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@
      * @param ipAddress the IP address of the peer as a String
      */
     public BgpPeer(@JsonProperty("attachmentDpid") String dpid,
-                   @JsonProperty("attachmentPort") int port,
+                   @JsonProperty("attachmentPort") long port,
                    @JsonProperty("ipAddress") String ipAddress) {
         this.connectPoint = new ConnectPoint(
                 DeviceId.deviceId(SdnIpConfigurationReader.dpidToUri(dpid)),
diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/BgpSpeaker.java b/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/BgpSpeaker.java
index 34ed65b..6e89b1f 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/BgpSpeaker.java
+++ b/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/BgpSpeaker.java
@@ -15,17 +15,16 @@
  */
 package org.onosproject.sdnip.config;
 
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Objects;
-
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonCreator;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
 import org.onlab.packet.MacAddress;
 import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
 import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonCreator;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
-import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 /**
  * Represents a BGP daemon in SDN network.
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@
     @JsonCreator
     public BgpSpeaker(@JsonProperty("name") String name,
             @JsonProperty("attachmentDpid") String attachmentDpid,
-            @JsonProperty("attachmentPort") int attachmentPort,
+            @JsonProperty("attachmentPort") long attachmentPort,
             @JsonProperty("macAddress") String macAddress) {
 
         this.name = name;