diff --git a/ironic/drivers/modules/ipmitool.py b/ironic/drivers/modules/ipmitool.py
index eed11467dd..ff58612c95 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/modules/ipmitool.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/modules/ipmitool.py
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ def _parse_driver_info(node):
             "value can be one of %(valid_versions)s") %
             {'version': protocol_version, 'valid_versions': valid_versions})
 
-    if port:
+    if port is not None:
         try:
             port = int(port)
         except ValueError:
diff --git a/ironic/tests/drivers/test_ipmitool.py b/ironic/tests/drivers/test_ipmitool.py
index e83e968a14..4a96855609 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/drivers/test_ipmitool.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/drivers/test_ipmitool.py
@@ -1413,6 +1413,13 @@ class IPMIToolDriverTestCase(db_base.DbTestCase):
             self.assertRaises(exception.MissingParameterValue,
                               task.driver.console.validate, task)
 
+    def test_console_validate_invalid_port(self):
+        with task_manager.acquire(
+                self.context, self.node.uuid, shared=True) as task:
+            task.node.driver_info['ipmi_terminal_port'] = ''
+            self.assertRaises(exception.InvalidParameterValue,
+                              task.driver.console.validate, task)
+
     def test_console_validate_wrong_ipmi_protocol_version(self):
         with task_manager.acquire(
                 self.context, self.node.uuid, shared=True) as task: