diff --git a/app/Livewire/Notifications/Email.php b/app/Livewire/Notifications/Email.php
index 847f107656..364163ff82 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Notifications/Email.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Notifications/Email.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class Email extends Component
     public ?string $smtpHost = null;
 
     #[Validate(['nullable', 'numeric', 'min:1', 'max:65535'])]
-    public ?int $smtpPort = null;
+    public ?string $smtpPort = null;
 
     #[Validate(['nullable', 'string', 'in:starttls,tls,none'])]
     public ?string $smtpEncryption = null;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Email extends Component
     public ?string $smtpPassword = null;
 
     #[Validate(['nullable', 'numeric'])]
-    public ?int $smtpTimeout = null;
+    public ?string $smtpTimeout = null;
 
     #[Validate(['boolean'])]
     public bool $resendEnabled = false;
diff --git a/app/Livewire/SettingsEmail.php b/app/Livewire/SettingsEmail.php
index ca48e9b167..8c0e244001 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/SettingsEmail.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/SettingsEmail.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class SettingsEmail extends Component
     public ?string $smtpHost = null;
 
     #[Validate(['nullable', 'numeric', 'min:1', 'max:65535'])]
-    public ?int $smtpPort = null;
+    public ?string $smtpPort = null;
 
     #[Validate(['nullable', 'string', 'in:starttls,tls,none'])]
     public ?string $smtpEncryption = 'starttls';
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class SettingsEmail extends Component
     public ?string $smtpPassword = null;
 
     #[Validate(['nullable', 'numeric'])]
-    public ?int $smtpTimeout = null;
+    public ?string $smtpTimeout = null;
 
     #[Validate(['boolean'])]
     public bool $resendEnabled = false;
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/notifications/email.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/notifications/email.blade.php
index 5388511378..4107030104 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/notifications/email.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/notifications/email.blade.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
                     <div class="flex flex-col gap-4">
                         <div class="flex flex-col w-full gap-2 xl:flex-row">
                             <x-forms.input canGate="update" :canResource="$settings" required id="smtpHost" placeholder="smtp.mailgun.org" label="Host" />
-                            <x-forms.input canGate="update" :canResource="$settings" required id="smtpPort" placeholder="587" label="Port" />
+                            <x-forms.input canGate="update" :canResource="$settings" required id="smtpPort" type="number" placeholder="587" label="Port" />
                             <x-forms.select canGate="update" :canResource="$settings" required id="smtpEncryption" label="Encryption">
                                 <option value="starttls">StartTLS</option>
                                 <option value="tls">TLS/SSL</option>
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
                         <div class="flex flex-col w-full gap-2 xl:flex-row">
                             <x-forms.input canGate="update" :canResource="$settings" id="smtpUsername" label="SMTP Username" />
                             <x-forms.input canGate="update" :canResource="$settings" id="smtpPassword" type="password" label="SMTP Password" />
-                            <x-forms.input canGate="update" :canResource="$settings" id="smtpTimeout" helper="Timeout value for sending emails."
+                            <x-forms.input canGate="update" :canResource="$settings" id="smtpTimeout" type="number"  helper="Timeout value for sending emails."
                                 label="Timeout" />
                         </div>
                     </div>
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/settings-email.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/settings-email.blade.php
index c58ea189dd..93abd628c3 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/settings-email.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/settings-email.blade.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
                         <x-forms.input id="smtpUsername" label="SMTP Username" />
                         <x-forms.input id="smtpPassword" type="password" label="SMTP Password"
                             autocomplete="new-password" />
-                        <x-forms.input id="smtpTimeout" helper="Timeout value for sending emails." label="Timeout" />
+                        <x-forms.input id="smtpTimeout" type="number" helper="Timeout value for sending emails." label="Timeout" />
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </form>