diff --git a/timeserver/timeserver.c b/timeserver/timeserver.c
index 328af15..70ad67b 100644
--- a/timeserver/timeserver.c
+++ b/timeserver/timeserver.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 // constants
 // timeserver port is 8888
-#define TIMEPORT "8888"
+#define TIMEPORT 8888
 #define BUFFER_SIZE 1024
 
 // prototypes
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     // while loop to see if the "time\r\n" has been received (recv call?)
     int clientAddrLen;
     int receivedDataLen;
-    printf("Timeserver listening on port: %s\n", TIMEPORT);
+    printf("Timeserver listening on port: %d\n", TIMEPORT);
     while(quitFlag)
     {
         // grab the data from the client