Automatic merge from submit-queue (batch tested with PRs 49916, 50050)
GCE: Fix bug by correctly cast port to string
Code is incorrectly casting a port to a string, causing the diff-expression to always return true.
**What this PR does / why we need it**:
Fixes#50049
**Special notes for your reviewer**:
/assign @MrHohn
**Release note**:
```release-note
NONE
```