diff --git a/internal/configs/transportserver.go b/internal/configs/transportserver.go
index ca1009e280..1bcf43cb67 100644
--- a/internal/configs/transportserver.go
+++ b/internal/configs/transportserver.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func generateTransportServerHealthCheck(upstreamName string, generatedUpstreamNa
 			}
 
 			if u.HealthCheck.Port > 0 {
-				hc.Port = u.HealthCheck.Port
+				hc.Port = &u.HealthCheck.Port
 			}
 
 			if u.HealthCheck.Match != nil {
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ func generateTransportServerHealthCheckWithDefaults(up conf_v1alpha1.Upstream) *
 		Enabled:  false,
 		Timeout:  "5s",
 		Jitter:   "0s",
-		Port:     up.Port,
 		Interval: "5s",
 		Passes:   1,
 		Fails:    1,
diff --git a/internal/configs/transportserver_test.go b/internal/configs/transportserver_test.go
index 95a9a6ad7e..baeedb1b7a 100644
--- a/internal/configs/transportserver_test.go
+++ b/internal/configs/transportserver_test.go
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ func TestGenerateTransportServerHealthChecks(t *testing.T) {
 				Enabled:  true,
 				Timeout:  "40s",
 				Jitter:   "30s",
-				Port:     88,
+				Port:     intPointer(88),
 				Interval: "20s",
 				Passes:   4,
 				Fails:    5,
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ func TestGenerateTransportServerHealthChecks(t *testing.T) {
 				Enabled:  true,
 				Timeout:  "40s",
 				Jitter:   "30s",
-				Port:     88,
+				Port:     intPointer(88),
 				Interval: "20s",
 				Passes:   4,
 				Fails:    5,
@@ -642,7 +642,6 @@ func TestGenerateTransportServerHealthChecks(t *testing.T) {
 				Enabled:  true,
 				Timeout:  "5s",
 				Jitter:   "0s",
-				Port:     90,
 				Interval: "5s",
 				Passes:   1,
 				Fails:    1,
@@ -668,7 +667,6 @@ func TestGenerateTransportServerHealthChecks(t *testing.T) {
 				Enabled:  true,
 				Timeout:  "5s",
 				Jitter:   "0s",
-				Port:     90,
 				Interval: "5s",
 				Passes:   1,
 				Fails:    1,
diff --git a/internal/configs/version2/stream.go b/internal/configs/version2/stream.go
index 3ef93c5f8c..4877afcd07 100644
--- a/internal/configs/version2/stream.go
+++ b/internal/configs/version2/stream.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ type StreamServer struct {
 type StreamHealthCheck struct {
 	Enabled  bool
 	Interval string
-	Port     int
+	Port     *int
 	Passes   int
 	Jitter   string
 	Fails    int
diff --git a/internal/configs/version2/templates_test.go b/internal/configs/version2/templates_test.go
index 23e90c78f8..e4284cdc4f 100644
--- a/internal/configs/version2/templates_test.go
+++ b/internal/configs/version2/templates_test.go
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ var transportServerCfg = TransportServerConfig{
 			Enabled:  false,
 			Timeout:  "5s",
 			Jitter:   "0",
-			Port:     8080,
+			Port:     createPointerFromInt(8080),
 			Interval: "5s",
 			Passes:   1,
 			Fails:    1,