diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/files/ingest/zeek.common b/salt/elasticsearch/files/ingest/zeek.common
index 5859b354b..b0ac0d12a 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/files/ingest/zeek.common
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/files/ingest/zeek.common
@@ -6,16 +6,8 @@
     { "dot_expander":   { "field": "id.orig_h",                 "path": "message2",                     "ignore_failure": true  } },
     { "dot_expander":   { "field": "id.orig_p",                 "path": "message2",                     "ignore_failure": true  } },
     { "dot_expander":   { "field": "id.resp_h",                 "path": "message2",                     "ignore_failure": true  } },
-    { "dot_expander":   { "field": "id.resp_p",                 "path": "message2",                     "ignore_failure": true  } },
-    
-    {"convert":{"field":"message2.id.orig_p","type":"string"}},
-    {"convert":{"field":"message2.id.resp_p","type":"string"}},
-
+    { "dot_expander":   { "field": "id.resp_p",                 "path": "message2",                     "ignore_failure": true  } },    
     {"community_id": {"if": "ctx.network?.transport != null", "field":["message2.id.orig_h","message2.id.orig_p","message2.id.resp_h","message2.id.resp_p","network.transport"],"target_field":"network.community_id"}},
-
-    {"convert":{"field":"message2.id.orig_p","type":"integer"}},
-    {"convert":{"field":"message2.id.resp_p","type":"integer"}},
-
     { "rename":         { "field": "message2.id.orig_h",        "target_field": "source.ip",            "ignore_missing": true  } },
     { "rename":         { "field": "message2.id.orig_p",        "target_field": "source.port",          "ignore_missing": true  } },
     { "rename":         { "field": "message2.id.resp_h",        "target_field": "destination.ip",       "ignore_missing": true  } },