diff --git a/documentation/gettingstarted.md b/documentation/gettingstarted.md
index c006950e7..e829e056b 100644
--- a/documentation/gettingstarted.md
+++ b/documentation/gettingstarted.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ XMPPTCPConnectionConfiguration config = XMPPTCPConnectionConfiguration.builder()
   .setUsernameAndPassword("username", "password")
   .setXmppDomain("jabber.org")
   .setHost("earl.jabber.org")
-  .setPort("8222")
+  .setPort(8222)
   .build();
 
 AbstractXMPPConnection conn2 = **new** XMPPTCPConnection(config);