diff --git a/webroot/config/networking/port/ui/js/models/portModel.js b/webroot/config/networking/port/ui/js/models/portModel.js
index f30ba90f3..d650dcd1c 100644
--- a/webroot/config/networking/port/ui/js/models/portModel.js
+++ b/webroot/config/networking/port/ui/js/models/portModel.js
@@ -530,11 +530,13 @@ define([
                 },
                 'virtual_machine_interface_properties.local_preference' :
                     function(value, attr, finalObj) {
-                    if(value != "") {
-                        if (!isNumber(String(value).trim()) ||
-                                (value.toString() !== "100" &&
-                                value.toString() !== "200")){
-                            return "Local Preference has to be 100 or 200.";
+                    if(value){
+                        var numVal = Number(value);
+                        if(isNaN(numVal) || !Number.isInteger(numVal)){
+                            return "Local Preference has to be a integer";
+                        }
+                        if(numVal < 0 || numVal > 4294967295){
+                            return "Local Preference has to be between 0 - 4294967295";
                         }
                     }
                 },
diff --git a/webroot/config/networking/port/ui/js/portViewConfigs.js b/webroot/config/networking/port/ui/js/portViewConfigs.js
index f1be53fd0..4196434e0 100644
--- a/webroot/config/networking/port/ui/js/portViewConfigs.js
+++ b/webroot/config/networking/port/ui/js/portViewConfigs.js
@@ -325,25 +325,15 @@
                                  columns: [{
                                      elementId: 'local_preference',
                                      name: "Local Preference",
-                                     view: "FormComboboxView",
+                                     view: "FormInputView",
                                      viewConfig: {
                                          path: 'virtual_machine_interface_properties.local_preference',
                                          label: 'Local Preference',
+                                         placeholder: '0 - 4294967295',
                                          dataBindValue: 'virtual_machine_interface_properties().local_preference',
-                                         class: 'col-xs-6',
-                                         elementConfig: {
-                                             dataTextField: "text",
-                                             dataValueField: "value",
-                                             placeholder: "Select Local Preference",
-                                             dataSource:{
-                                                 type: "local",
-                                                 data: [
-                                                    {text: "100", value: "100"},
-                                                    {text: "200", value: "200"}]
-                                             }
-                                         }
+                                         class: "col-xs-6"
                                      }
-                                 },{
+                                 }, {
                                      elementId: 'bridge_domain_refs',
                                      view: "FormDropdownView",
                                      viewConfig: {
diff --git a/webroot/config/networking/port/ui/js/views/portFormatters.js b/webroot/config/networking/port/ui/js/views/portFormatters.js
index 6dc4eeac3..aea2035fa 100644
--- a/webroot/config/networking/port/ui/js/views/portFormatters.js
+++ b/webroot/config/networking/port/ui/js/views/portFormatters.js
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ define([
             var localPrefValue = getValueByJsonPath(dc,
                                 "virtual_machine_interface_properties;local_preference",
                                 "")
-            if(localPrefValue != ""){
+            if(localPrefValue !== ""){
                 localPref = localPrefValue;
             }
             return localPref;