diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Email/Models/SmtpSettingsPart.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Email/Models/SmtpSettingsPart.cs
index 93f650998..fae0943aa 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Email/Models/SmtpSettingsPart.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Email/Models/SmtpSettingsPart.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace Orchard.Email.Models {
         }
 
         public int Port {
-            get { return this.Retrieve(x => x.Port); }
+            get { return this.Retrieve(x => x.Port, 25); }
             set { this.Store(x => x.Port, value); }
         }