diff --git a/plugins/proxy/subcommands/ports-remove b/plugins/proxy/subcommands/ports-remove
index 2c1fe0a90..0d73df5ca 100755
--- a/plugins/proxy/subcommands/ports-remove
+++ b/plugins/proxy/subcommands/ports-remove
@@ -9,13 +9,19 @@ proxy_ports_remove_cmd() {
   local cmd="proxy:ports-remove"
   local APP="$2"; verify_app_name "$APP"
   local PROXY_PORT_MAP="$(config_get "$APP" DOKKU_PROXY_PORT_MAP || true)"
+  local RE_PORT='^[0-9]+$'
   shift 2
 
   local INPUT_PORTS="$*"
   if [[ -n "$INPUT_PORTS" ]]; then
     local port
+    PROXY_PORT_MAP=" $PROXY_PORT_MAP "
     for port in $INPUT_PORTS; do
-      PROXY_PORT_MAP="$(sed -r "s/[[:alnum:]]+:$port:[[:alnum:]]+//g" <<< "$PROXY_PORT_MAP")"
+      if [[ "$port" =~ $RE_PORT ]]; then
+        PROXY_PORT_MAP="$(sed -r "s/[[:alnum:]]+:$port:[[:alnum:]]+//g" <<< "$PROXY_PORT_MAP")"
+      else
+        PROXY_PORT_MAP="$(sed -r "s/ $port / /g" <<< "$PROXY_PORT_MAP")"
+      fi
     done
     PROXY_PORT_MAP="$(echo "$PROXY_PORT_MAP" | xargs)"
     PROXY_PORT_MAP="$(merge_dedupe_list "$PROXY_PORT_MAP" " ")"
diff --git a/tests/unit/40_proxy.bats b/tests/unit/40_proxy.bats
index 99882c890..d7e4cad43 100644
--- a/tests/unit/40_proxy.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/40_proxy.bats
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ assert_external_port() {
 }
 
 @test "(proxy) proxy:ports (list/add/remove/clear)" {
-  run dokku proxy:ports-add $TEST_APP http:8080:5000 https:8443:5000
+  run dokku proxy:ports-add $TEST_APP http:8080:5000 https:8443:5000 http:1234:5001
   echo "output: "$output
   echo "status: "$status
   assert_success
@@ -72,13 +72,23 @@ assert_external_port() {
   run /bin/bash -c "dokku --quiet proxy:ports $TEST_APP | xargs"
   echo "output: "$output
   echo "status: "$status
-  assert_output "http 8080 5000 https 8443 5000"
+  assert_output "http 1234 5001 http 8080 5000 https 8443 5000"
 
   run /bin/bash -c "dokku proxy:ports-remove $TEST_APP 8080"
   echo "output: "$output
   echo "status: "$status
   assert_success
 
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku --quiet proxy:ports $TEST_APP | xargs"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_output "http 1234 5001 https 8443 5000"
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku proxy:ports-remove $TEST_APP http:1234:5001"
+  echo "output: "$output
+  echo "status: "$status
+  assert_success
+
   run /bin/bash -c "dokku --quiet proxy:ports $TEST_APP | xargs"
   echo "output: "$output
   echo "status: "$status