diff --git a/build/root/install.sh b/build/root/install.sh
index 0ffac8a..0901e80 100644
--- a/build/root/install.sh
+++ b/build/root/install.sh
@@ -202,11 +202,13 @@ if [[ $VPN_ENABLED == "yes" ]]; then
 				continue
 			fi
 
-			vpn_remote_port_cut=$(echo "${vpn_remote_line_item}" | cut -d " " -f2 | grep -P -o '^[\d]{4,5}$' || true)
-
+			vpn_remote_port_cut=$(cat "${VPN_CONFIG}" | grep -P -o '(?<=^port\s).*' || true)
 			if [[ -z "${vpn_remote_port_cut}" ]]; then
-				echo "[warn] VPN configuration file ${VPN_CONFIG} remote port is missing or malformed, assuming port '1194'" | ts '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%.S'
-				vpn_remote_port_cut="1194"
+				vpn_remote_port_cut=$(echo "${vpn_remote_line_item}" | cut -d " " -f2 | grep -P -o '^[\d]{2,5}$' || true)
+				if [[ -z "${vpn_remote_port_cut}" ]]; then
+					echo "[warn] VPN configuration file ${VPN_CONFIG} remote port is missing or malformed, assuming port '1194'" | ts '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%.S'
+					vpn_remote_port_cut="1194"
+				fi
 			fi
 
 			vpn_remote_protocol_cut=$(cat "${VPN_CONFIG}" | grep -P -o '(?<=^proto\s).*' || true)