diff --git a/include/transport/config.h b/include/transport/config.h
index 8f760fead85fef4883473a1f42fcabcd88b8250d..97044a1d66ec0a0b0d858e529662e33b02a9f0f7 100644
--- a/include/transport/config.h
+++ b/include/transport/config.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ const myType &safeAs(const boost::program_options::variable_value &var, const my
 #define CONFIG_STRING_DEFAULTED(PTR, KEY, DEF) ((*PTR).hasKey(KEY) ? Transport::safeAs<std::string>((*PTR)[KEY], DEF) : DEF)
 #define CONFIG_BOOL_DEFAULTED(PTR, KEY, DEF) ((*PTR).hasKey(KEY) ? Transport::safeAs<bool>((*PTR)[KEY], DEF) : DEF)
 #define CONFIG_LIST_DEFAULTED(PTR, KEY, DEF) ((*PTR).hasKey(KEY) ? Transport::safeAs<std::list<std::string> >((*PTR)[KEY], DEF) : DEF)
+#define CONFIG_INT_DEFAULTED(PTR, KEY, DEF) ((*PTR).hasKey(KEY) ? Transport::safeAs<int>((*PTR)[KEY], DEF) : DEF)
 
 namespace Transport {