diff --git a/clojuresque-nrepl/src/main/groovy/clojuresque/tasks/ClojureRepl.groovy b/clojuresque-nrepl/src/main/groovy/clojuresque/tasks/ClojureRepl.groovy
index fb7e538..2c760bd 100644
--- a/clojuresque-nrepl/src/main/groovy/clojuresque/tasks/ClojureRepl.groovy
+++ b/clojuresque-nrepl/src/main/groovy/clojuresque/tasks/ClojureRepl.groovy
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class ClojureRepl extends DefaultTask {
     @TaskAction
     void startRepl() {
         def options = [
-            port:    port,
+            port:    "$port",
             handler: handler,
             middleware: middleware
         ]