diff --git a/meshtastic/__main__.py b/meshtastic/__main__.py
index 4b36f8d..18ea484 100644
--- a/meshtastic/__main__.py
+++ b/meshtastic/__main__.py
@@ -442,7 +442,8 @@ def onConnected(interface):
             channelIndex = mt_config.channel_index or 0
             if checkChannel(interface, channelIndex):
                 print(
-                    f"Sending text message {args.sendtext} to {args.dest} on channelIndex:{channelIndex} {"using PRIVATE_APP port" if args.private else ""}"
+                    f"Sending text message {args.sendtext} to {args.dest} on channelIndex:{channelIndex}"
+                    f" {'using PRIVATE_APP port' if args.private else ''}"
                 )
                 interface.sendText(
                     args.sendtext,
diff --git a/meshtastic/mesh_interface.py b/meshtastic/mesh_interface.py
index ddc938d..b05157b 100644
--- a/meshtastic/mesh_interface.py
+++ b/meshtastic/mesh_interface.py
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ class MeshInterface:  # pylint: disable=R0902
         wantResponse: bool = False,
         onResponse: Optional[Callable[[dict], Any]] = None,
         channelIndex: int = 0,
-        portNum: int = portnums_pb2.PortNum.TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
+        portNum: portnums_pb2.PortNum.ValueType = portnums_pb2.PortNum.TEXT_MESSAGE_APP
     ):
         """Send a utf8 string to some other node, if the node has a display it
            will also be shown on the device.
diff --git a/meshtastic/tests/test_main.py b/meshtastic/tests/test_main.py
index 86d3ad2..7f99c84 100644
--- a/meshtastic/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/meshtastic/tests/test_main.py
@@ -593,10 +593,10 @@ def test_main_sendtext(capsys):
     iface = MagicMock(autospec=SerialInterface)
 
     def mock_sendText(
-        text, dest, wantAck=False, wantResponse=False, onResponse=None, channelIndex=0
+        text, dest, wantAck=False, wantResponse=False, onResponse=None, channelIndex=0, portNum=0
     ):
         print("inside mocked sendText")
-        print(f"{text} {dest} {wantAck} {wantResponse} {channelIndex}")
+        print(f"{text} {dest} {wantAck} {wantResponse} {channelIndex} {portNum}")
 
     iface.sendText.side_effect = mock_sendText
 
@@ -620,10 +620,10 @@ def test_main_sendtext_with_channel(capsys):
     iface = MagicMock(autospec=SerialInterface)
 
     def mock_sendText(
-        text, dest, wantAck=False, wantResponse=False, onResponse=None, channelIndex=0
+        text, dest, wantAck=False, wantResponse=False, onResponse=None, channelIndex=0, portNum=0
     ):
         print("inside mocked sendText")
-        print(f"{text} {dest} {wantAck} {wantResponse} {channelIndex}")
+        print(f"{text} {dest} {wantAck} {wantResponse} {channelIndex} {portNum}")
 
     iface.sendText.side_effect = mock_sendText