diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index 747064a90..58dde5afa 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -272,8 +272,9 @@ function translatePortBindings(portBindings, manifest) {
 
     for (let portName in portBindings) {
         const portType = portName in tcpPorts ? exports.PORT_TYPE_TCP : exports.PORT_TYPE_UDP;
-        result[portName] = { hostPort: portBindings[portName], type: portType };
+        result[portName] = { hostPort: portBindings[portName], type: portType, portCount: portBindings[portName].portCount || 1 };
     }
+
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -848,7 +849,7 @@ async function add(id, appStoreId, manifest, subdomain, domain, portBindings, da
     Object.keys(portBindings).forEach(function (env) {
         queries.push({
             query: 'INSERT INTO appPortBindings (environmentVariable, hostPort, type, appId, count) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)',
-            args: [ env, portBindings[env].hostPort, portBindings[env].type, id, portBindings[env].portCount || 1 ]
+            args: [ env, portBindings[env].hostPort, portBindings[env].type, id, portBindings[env].portCount ]
         });
     });
 
@@ -919,7 +920,7 @@ async function updateWithConstraints(id, app, constraints) {
         // replace entries by app id
         queries.push({ query: 'DELETE FROM appPortBindings WHERE appId = ?', args: [ id ] });
         Object.keys(portBindings).forEach(function (env) {
-            const values = [ portBindings[env].hostPort, portBindings[env].type, env, id, portBindings[env].portCount || 1 ];
+            const values = [ portBindings[env].hostPort, portBindings[env].type, env, id, portBindings[env].portCount ];
             queries.push({ query: 'INSERT INTO appPortBindings (hostPort, type, environmentVariable, appId, count) VALUES(?, ?, ?, ?, ?)', args: values });
         });
     }