diff --git a/src/assets/ba_data/python/bauiv1lib/party.py b/src/assets/ba_data/python/bauiv1lib/party.py
index 1219b5eb..98323f85 100644
--- a/src/assets/ba_data/python/bauiv1lib/party.py
+++ b/src/assets/ba_data/python/bauiv1lib/party.py
@@ -504,9 +504,7 @@ class PartyWindow(bui.Window):
             )
             bui.getsound('error').play()
             return
-        port = port_num
-        if port_num is None:
-            port = -1  
+        port = port_num if port_num is not None else -1
         if port > 65535 or port < 0:
             bui.screenmessage(
                 bui.Lstr(resource='internal.invalidPortErrorText'),