diff --git a/files/ansible-playbooks/ptsd-migrate.yml b/files/ansible-playbooks/ptsd-migrate.yml
index 034abfd..d22b7b7 100644
--- a/files/ansible-playbooks/ptsd-migrate.yml
+++ b/files/ansible-playbooks/ptsd-migrate.yml
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@
 
           case "$MODE" in
             tunnel)
-              PORT="{{ _local_port }}"
+              PORT="{{ _local_port | default('') }}"
               PASS="{{ dev2_passfile_used_tunnel }}"
               sshpass -f "$PASS" ssh {{ ssh_opts_common }} \
                 -o AddressFamily=inet \