diff --git a/new/backend/src/config.ts b/new/backend/src/config.ts
index 885efebfc..27382d069 100644
--- a/new/backend/src/config.ts
+++ b/new/backend/src/config.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import "dotenv/config";
 import {
     identity,
     parseBool,
-    parseIntOrThrow,
+    parseInteger,
     toLowerCase,
 } from "@pronounspage/common/util";
 import * as path from "node:path";
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export function loadConfigFromEnv(): Config {
         http: {
             baseUrl: envVarNotNull("HTTP_BASE_URL", identity),
             host: envVarOrDefault("HTTP_HOST", identity, "0.0.0.0"),
-            port: envVarOrDefault("HTTP_PORT", parseIntOrThrow, 4000),
+            port: envVarOrDefault("HTTP_PORT", parseInteger, 4000),
         },
         security: {
             secret: envVarNotNull("SECRET", identity),
diff --git a/new/common/src/util.ts b/new/common/src/util.ts
index 4e4ddc6a3..4ed7518d6 100644
--- a/new/common/src/util.ts
+++ b/new/common/src/util.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export function toLowerCase<S extends string>(value: S): Lowercase<S> {
     return value.toLowerCase() as Lowercase<S>;
 }
 
-export function parseIntOrThrow(value: string, radix?: number): number {
+export function parseInteger(value: string, radix?: number): number {
     if (radix != null && (radix < 2 || radix > 36)) {
         throw new Error(
             `invalid radix ${radix} - must be between 2 and 36 (inclusive)`