diff --git a/admin/edi_accounts.pl b/admin/edi_accounts.pl
index f28ed82560..c9e24ac2ae 100755
--- a/admin/edi_accounts.pl
+++ b/admin/edi_accounts.pl
@@ -79,8 +79,12 @@ else {
             host               => scalar $input->param('host'),
             username           => scalar $input->param('username'),
             password           => $password,
-            upload_port        => scalar $input->param('upload_port')   || $input->param('transport') eq 'FTP' ? 21 : 22,
-            download_port      => scalar $input->param('download_port') || $input->param('transport') eq 'FTP' ? 21 : 22,
+            upload_port   => scalar $input->param('upload_port') ? scalar $input->param('upload_port')
+            : $input->param('transport') eq 'FTP' ? 21
+            : 22,
+            download_port => scalar $input->param('download_port') ? scalar $input->param('download_port')
+            : $input->param('transport') eq 'FTP' ? 21
+            : 22,
             vendor_id          => scalar $input->param('vendor_id'),
             upload_directory   => scalar $input->param('upload_directory'),
             download_directory => scalar $input->param('download_directory'),