diff --git a/src/service/clmcservice/__init__.py b/src/service/clmcservice/__init__.py
index b2248c354978037e781fcf69a46dc065b1554666..73167d7310cefcee4ba56e16cd1146077286d0f3 100644
--- a/src/service/clmcservice/__init__.py
+++ b/src/service/clmcservice/__init__.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def main(global_config, **settings):
     settings['influx_port'] = int(settings['influx_port'])  # the influx port setting must be converted to integer instead of a string
     settings['kapacitor_port'] = int(settings['kapacitor_port'])  # the kapacitor port setting must be converted to integer instead of a string
 
-    settings["network_bandwidth"] = 104857600  # TODO currently assumed fixed bandwidth across all links
+    settings["network_bandwidth"] = int(settings["network_bandwidth"])  # TODO currently assumed fixed bandwidth across all links
 
     config = Configurator(settings=settings)
 
diff --git a/src/service/development.ini b/src/service/development.ini
index ea65782e94adf07bc350c65764a26a5c33159ad8..74acfa128855b4e1fdd9e023834acc25d213441c 100644
--- a/src/service/development.ini
+++ b/src/service/development.ini
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ pyramid.includes = pyramid_debugtoolbar pyramid_exclog
 exclog.ignore =
 
 
-network_configuration_path = /vagrant/src/service/resources/GraphAPI/network_clusters.json
+network_configuration_path = /opt/clmc/src/service/resources/GraphAPI/network_clusters.json
+network_bandwidth = 104857600
 
 # PostgreSQL connection url
 sqlalchemy.url = postgresql://clmc:clmc_service@localhost:5432/whoamidb
diff --git a/src/service/production.ini b/src/service/production.ini
index 083bb91d2bc1cae25c1021b93081c87ff5a3b73f..7ef165986f779b3fe289cb187adfd7d0f4544f9e 100644
--- a/src/service/production.ini
+++ b/src/service/production.ini
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ exclog.ignore =
 
 
 network_configuration_path = /opt/clmc/src/service/resources/GraphAPI/network_clusters.json
+network_bandwidth = 104857600
 
 # PostgreSQL connection url
 sqlalchemy.url = postgresql://clmc:clmc_service@localhost:5432/whoamidb