diff --git a/packages/common/src/test/url.spec.ts b/packages/common/src/test/url.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eafee07dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/common/src/test/url.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "vitest";
+
+import { getPortFromUrl } from "../url";
+
+describe("getPortFromUrl", () => {
+  test.each([
+    [80, "http"],
+    [443, "https"],
+  ])("should return %s for %s protocol without port", (expectedPort, protocol) => {
+    // Arrange
+    const url = new URL(`${protocol}://example.com`);
+
+    // Act
+    const port = getPortFromUrl(url);
+
+    // Assert
+    expect(port).toBe(expectedPort);
+  });
+  test.each([["http"], ["https"], ["anything"]])("should return the specified port for %s protocol", (protocol) => {
+    // Arrange
+    const expectedPort = 3000;
+    const url = new URL(`${protocol}://example.com:${expectedPort}`);
+
+    // Act
+    const port = getPortFromUrl(url);
+
+    // Assert
+    expect(port).toBe(expectedPort);
+  });
+  test("should throw an error for unsupported protocol", () => {
+    // Arrange
+    const url = new URL("ftp://example.com");
+
+    // Act
+    const act = () => getPortFromUrl(url);
+
+    // Act & Assert
+    expect(act).toThrowError("Unsupported protocol: ftp:");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/common/src/url.ts b/packages/common/src/url.ts
index 8efbb968c..0bdf322fe 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/url.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/url.ts
@@ -21,3 +21,20 @@ export const extractBaseUrlFromHeaders = (
 
   return `${protocol}://${host}`;
 };
+
+export const getPortFromUrl = (url: URL): number => {
+  const port = url.port;
+  if (port) {
+    return Number(port);
+  }
+
+  if (url.protocol === "https:") {
+    return 443;
+  }
+
+  if (url.protocol === "http:") {
+    return 80;
+  }
+
+  throw new Error(`Unsupported protocol: ${url.protocol}`);
+};
diff --git a/packages/integrations/src/unifi-controller/unifi-controller-integration.ts b/packages/integrations/src/unifi-controller/unifi-controller-integration.ts
index 4d5233762..1c4ed7959 100644
--- a/packages/integrations/src/unifi-controller/unifi-controller-integration.ts
+++ b/packages/integrations/src/unifi-controller/unifi-controller-integration.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import type { SiteStats } from "node-unifi";
 import { Controller } from "node-unifi";
 
+import { getPortFromUrl } from "@homarr/common";
+
 import { Integration } from "../base/integration";
 import type { NetworkControllerSummaryIntegration } from "../interfaces/network-controller-summary/network-controller-summary-integration";
 import type { NetworkControllerSummary } from "../interfaces/network-controller-summary/network-controller-summary-types";
@@ -42,20 +44,16 @@ export class UnifiControllerIntegration extends Integration implements NetworkCo
   }
 
   private async createControllerClientAsync() {
-    const portString = new URL(this.integration.url).port;
-    const port = Number.isInteger(portString) ? Number(portString) : undefined;
-    const hostname = new URL(this.integration.url).hostname;
+    const url = new URL(this.integration.url);
 
     const client = new Controller({
-      host: hostname,
-      // @ts-expect-error the URL construction is incorrect and does not append the required / at the end: https://github.com/jens-maus/node-unifi/blob/05665e8f82a900a15a9ea8b1071750b29825b3bc/unifi.js#L56, https://github.com/jens-maus/node-unifi/blob/05665e8f82a900a15a9ea8b1071750b29825b3bc/unifi.js#L95
-      port: port === undefined ? "/" : `${port}/`,
+      host: url.hostname,
+      port: getPortFromUrl(url),
       sslverify: false, // TODO: implement a "ignore certificate toggle", see https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/issues/2553
       username: this.getSecretValue("username"),
       password: this.getSecretValue("password"),
     });
 
-    // Object.defineProperty(client, '_baseurl', { value: url });
     await client.login(this.getSecretValue("username"), this.getSecretValue("password"), null);
     return client;
   }